Paige-Louise Devereux

Paige's Skydive in memory of Ronnie James Searle

Fundraising for Abigail's Footsteps
£2,030
raised of £2,000 target
by 75 supporters
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Abigail's Footsteps

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RCN 1149005
We are raising vital funds to help support baby loss families.

Story

On September 3rd 2017 my darling little brother was born sleeping at the bluebell suite at Medway hospital. 

Abigail's Footsteps is the wonderful charity that helped my family so much during this incredibly difficult time. Due to their hard work and donations to the hospital we were able to spend so much valuable time with little Ronnie using one of their Abi cots. 

The staff at Medway hospital were incredibly supportive for my parents (and myself when I went to spend time with my brother. ) However I am deeply saddened to hear that not every parent/family, that experiences such a terrible loss like this, can receive the same level of support. Reasons being that either the midwives just do not have enough training and support to deal with bereavements like this or that the maternity departments do not have enough funding to purchase Abi cots. 

Every family should be allowed access to the proper support and allowed to spend sufficient time with their child when faced with this difficult time.

Which is why on September 3rd 2020, on what would have been Ronnie's 3rd Birthday, I will be completing a skydive in his memory. I will be falling from 12,000ft in order to raise as much money for this wonderful cause. 

I ask anyone and everyone to just consider about donating to my cause and please if you are unable to donate, share my story. All Donations and sponsorship mean so much to myself and to my charity.


**UPDATE**

This update comes with a heavy heart.
As many of you may know my Nan, Carol Devereux, recently passed away. We have had many queries as a family asking us about funeral flower donations and we have come to the decsion that instead of flowers we will be asking for donations towards my jump. This is what nan would have wanted as this is a charity that was very close to my nans heart, not only did this charity allow nan to visit and spend time with Ronnie, however my nan also endured this pain many years ago. All donations are warmly welcomed and we appreciate your support at this difficult time.

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About the charity

Abigail's Footsteps

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RCN 1149005
A baby loss charity providing support for bereaved families and bereavement training for healthcare professionals. One of our greatest contributions has been the creation and funding of the Abi cooling cot which allows parents valuable time to spend with their baby before saying goodbye.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,030.00
+ £255.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,910.00
Offline donations
£120.00

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