We are completing the great north run in support of bliss charity who support families like ours!

In 2014 we had Olivia who was 6 weeks premature as an emergency section due to Nikki having HELLP syndrome, not only was this scary due to its 30% mortality rate, but we also experienced the reality of having a child in NICU. 

This was the most challenging thing we had to overcome as a couple, when she was born she required support with her breathing and was unable to feed for the first 7 days. 

We sadly had to endure a similar situation with our second daughter, Annabelle in 2017, who again decide to arrive in this world 6 weeks early! Luck for us, Annabelle was a lot stronger so only spent a short while in NICU. 

I’ve chosen to fundraise for Bliss because there are more than 100,000 babies born needing neonatal care every year and I want to make a difference to them. Every donation that’s made to this page brings Bliss closer to ensuring that every baby born premature or sick in the UK has the best chance of survival and quality of life. Bliss does that by supporting parents to care for their babies, campaigning for better neonatal care and enabling life-changing research.