Every 2 hours, a baby is born with a serious heart condition in the UK. Susie's sister, Grace, was one of them. Sadly, she was too poorly to make it. However, thanks to the early detection of her heart defect at the 20-week scan, she had a care plan in place for her arrival and everything possible was done to save her. 

Grace would have been 8 on the 18th April. In honour of Grace and other babies with poorly hearts, Susie is going to bake a 26 layer cake on the 26th April as part of the #twopointsixchallenge.

1,000 newborn babies with serious heart conditions leave UK hospitals every year with no-one knowing they have a life-threatening heart condition. This puts them in grave danger. Many fall into heart failure before receiving a diagnosis and tragically, some won't survive. Tiny Tickers aims to ensure heart defects in babies are diagnosed as soon as medically possible. They do this by training the sonographers who carry out pregnancy scans to better detect heart defects, placing life-saving equipment in hospitals and spreading awareness of the key signs a baby may have a heart condition. With treatment, the vast majority of heart babies will be able to lead a full life - Tiny Tickers' job is to make sure they make it to the operating table.

Charities are facing a funding crisis. At Tiny Tickers, during lockdown, income has fallen by 90% per week compared with an average week.  But congenital heart disease doesn’t stop. A baby is still born every 2 hours with a serious heart condition. Tiny Tickers is battling to continue working to help them, their families and the health professionals who are trying to save their lives. 

Please help Susie support babies like Grace by sponsoring her for this challenge.

Susie says, 'I'm excited to help Tiny Tickers and see how much money I can raise. I've supported Tiny Tickers for years, but this is my biggest challenge!'

Thank you everyone for your support.

Much love, 

The Fosters xxx