As part of my 30th this year I thought why not do something mental to mark to occasion! So this May I'm taking part in the 'Leap of Love' event for Sands Charity. I will be doing a Skydive and parachute jump at 10,000ft!!

As many of you know, 6 years ago we lost our children who were born prematurely at 24 weeks. Unfortunately, mainly due to maternal sepsis, they were too poorly to survive and both boys were sadly stillborn. Once I was well enough to leave ITU, the hospital provided us with a memory box from SAND's with our babies' blankets, name tags, photos and footprints as a keepsake. I learnt that SAND's provide these for all bereaved parents as a comfort to help them try to come to terms with the loss of their little ones. 

I am not really a "charity fundraiser" but if I can help to provide comfort for someone who has gone through similar pain then I know just how much it means to parents' like us.

Plus not every day you can say you get to jump out of a plane! :)

Megan xx

About Sands'

We help to support bereaved families and save babies lives. Because of our fundraisers, vital research can continue in helping to reduce the number of babies dying each day. 

This is what donations mean to Sands:£20 enables Sands to provide a memory box to parents so they can start making memories with their baby £140 provides one full day of bereavement care training for healthcare professionals £580 a day keeps our helpline open and free for every caller£840 can sponsor an entire day of training for 20 midwives! £1,500 is needed on average to run one local support group for a year