Because of the lack of fundraising opportunities this year I have decided to revisit a former favourite to raise money for The NICU team at Derriford Hospital. We spent 9 weeks with these angels after our son was born 10 weeks early weighing 3lbs. The love, care and support we will be eternally grateful for. 

I am planning to take "Movember" to a new level by growing my beard from the 1st of November before bleaching it white on December 19th. The beard will be white through the Christmas week eventually shaving it off on Boxing Day.

It’s just a bit of fun to raise a bit of money for a good cause...

In 2005 Plymouth NICU became the regional centre of neonatal care, serving the population across Devon and Cornwall. However the professional responsibility of caring for extremely premature and sick neonates extends beyond the patient with each bringing with them their own family unit. We know through evidence based research, observations and years of experience the physical, psychological and financial demands that having a baby on a NICU can have on parents and families, and these are exacerbated further when parents are unable to stay near their baby. We at Plymouth have worked proactively with our Trusts support, our Keep Me Close Appeal and other agencies to secure a holistic approach to minimise some of these burdens.The NICU Trust Fund was created to improve the experiences of our families and babies through the purchasing of specialised equipment, environmental decoration and furnishings as well as staff education.