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This Skydiving event is organised by Noah’s Star, and a few of us are taking part to raise funds for this amazing charity! In a nutshell, they support parents and siblings of babies that are born premature or sick.

My wife and I were blessed with a pair of wonderful identical twin boys who were born at 26 weeks gestation! This resulted in a total of 115 days in hospital before our boys were able to come home for the first time. Anyone who has had a premature baby knows just how challenging and terrifying that NICU journey can be.

Without going into the many scary health issues our two had to overcome, on top of the outstanding care we had from the Birmingham Women’s Hospital and Royal Worcestershire Hospital, Noah’s Star provides all manner of additional support and advice for the families going through this kind of situation. Not just while the babies are in hospital, but for YEARS afterwards. Providing an environment for other parents to get together and support each other on the different stages of their journey.

There are regular meet-ups, and one of the most important and appreciated events are the ones where the children can run around and play with gym equipment like running tracks, bouncy castle slide, and trampoline. All with a group singalong at the end.

One of our twins developed significant balance issues after contracting Sepsis when he was a week old, and the running and playing in the safe environment provided by Noah’s Star has made an immense contribution to developing much stronger balance and coordination in general.

I am taking the plunge, quite literally for this event in order to contribute to the fundraising for Noah’s Star to be able to continue to offer their services for much longer so many other families can benefit during their most challenging times.

Any contributions you can make will be gratefully received, and I appreciate you taking the time to help this cause.

Thank you!!

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