Myself, my partner Adam, sister Stacey C, and friends Jack, Stacey A, and Vanessa are going to be taking on the Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge on 23-8-22 to support the Serenity Appeal, in order to help improve maternity bereavement services. As somebody who has had personal experience of baby loss, when we lost our daughter Willow at the start of this year, Adam and I understand the value of the services that would be provided by the development of the serenity suite. 

Whilst Adam and I were devastated by the loss of Willow, the support that we have received during this time has helped us to move forwards, and remember her in a way that celebrates the time we had with her. This includes having a private room where we could stay with Willow, and have her family visit her, until we felt the time was right to say goodbye. This process was extremely valuable to us, and we feel that this should be available to all families who suffer the tragic loss of their darling baby.

With much sadness, every year many families suffer the pain and trauma of losing a little one. Although we cannot change what has happened, we can make this experience that little bit easier for our families. As such, we need your help to make significant improvements to our maternity bereavement services so we can provide the gold standard of care that local people deserve. To make these improvements possible, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity need to raise £150,000 which will enable us to fund various improvements to our maternity bereavement services across Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital.