On Thursday 12th November at 14:37 all my dreams came true when my daughter Florence Willow Patterson was born at Lancaster infirmary. This dream quickly turned into my worst nightmare as my beautiful daughter was born sleeping and after 20mins of CPR and amazing work by midwives, nurses and doctors she was declared gone. 

My wife Laura and I have never felt heartache like it but with the help of our friends and family, our bereavement midwives Celia and Becky and the Tommy’s Baby charity we know we can come out the other side of this dark time. 

To help support and raise awareness for this amazing charity I have signed up to complete the London Half Marathon in May and hope with everyone’s help I can beat my fundraising target. 

So if you can and have some spare change at this difficult time please donate and help me fulfil my mission.