Sharon Irvine
Sharon's Five Cycle Challenge in aid of Dumfries and Galloway Sands Group
Fundraising for Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity
Story
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Sadly, my lovely sister Shona and her husband Tom unexpectedly lost their beautiful little baby boy Rory, who was still born in August which has been a devastating time for them and our entire family. After an entirely normal pregnancy, it was completely unexplained.
I guess I wasn't aware of the heartbreaking decisions that need to be made within the first few days. Instead of taking your new baby home, parents are faced with consenting to a post-mortem, specific funeral arrangements and having to register the birth, and death of their beloved little baby. Unfortunately there is a lack of post-natal support for parents in this situation, at a time when mental health support is most needed.
The death of a baby is not rare. Every day in the UK around 15 babies die before, during or soon after birth. That means every 90 minutes a family is faced with the devastation of the death of their baby.
Sands provide free support to anyone affected by the death of a baby through a national helpline, forum and network of support groups.
They train thousands of midwives, doctors and other professionals so that they can provide the care and support parents desperately need when their baby has died.
Sands also fund research to reduce the number of babies who die every day in the UK.
But there is much more work to be done so any donations will go a long way in helping this wonderful charity.
Unless there is some major disaster (either I burst a lung or fracture a hip), I plan to do five separate cycle challenges between May and September, 1250km in total.
May 5th: Drumlanrig Sportive 138km
http://www.drumlanrigchallenge.btck.co.uk
May 20th: Caledonia Etape 130km
https://www.etapecaledonia.co.uk/about
July 2nd: Tour of Scotland 740km
http://www.tearfundcycling.btck.co.uk/TOUROFSCOTLAND2018
August 25th: Skye Mor and Beag 152km
https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=4025
September 15th: Arran Sportive 90km
https://www.facebook.com/arransportive
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Sadly, my lovely sister Shona and her husband Tom unexpectedly lost their beautiful little baby boy Rory, who was still born in August which has been a devastating time for them and our entire family. After an entirely normal pregnancy, it was completely unexplained.
I guess I wasn't aware of the heartbreaking decisions that need to be made within the first few days. Instead of taking your new baby home, parents are faced with consenting to a post-mortem, specific funeral arrangements and having to register the birth, and death of their beloved little baby. Unfortunately there is a lack of post-natal support for parents in this situation, at a time when mental health support is most needed.
The death of a baby is not rare. Every day in the UK around 15 babies die before, during or soon after birth. That means every 90 minutes a family is faced with the devastation of the death of their baby.
Sands provide free support to anyone affected by the death of a baby through a national helpline, forum and network of support groups.
They train thousands of midwives, doctors and other professionals so that they can provide the care and support parents desperately need when their baby has died.
Sands also fund research to reduce the number of babies who die every day in the UK.
But there is much more work to be done so any donations will go a long way in helping this wonderful charity.
Unless there is some major disaster (either I burst a lung or fracture a hip), I plan to do five separate cycle challenges between May and September, 1250km in total.
May 5th: Drumlanrig Sportive 138km
http://www.drumlanrigchallenge.btck.co.uk
May 20th: Caledonia Etape 130km
https://www.etapecaledonia.co.uk/about
July 2nd: Tour of Scotland 740km
http://www.tearfundcycling.btck.co.uk/TOUROFSCOTLAND2018
August 25th: Skye Mor and Beag 152km
https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=4025
September 15th: Arran Sportive 90km
https://www.facebook.com/arransportive
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.