Story
My first memory of my daughter is her cold, blue hands; her tiny little fingers and hospital bands;
Sedated and tubed, "does she dream?" I ask; her tiny little mouth and oxygen mask.
– L.F. –
Marcy: 'of Mars', strength, courage, and resilience.
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Marcy was born 05-2025 with a rare and serious cardiopulmonary condition:
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN).
a rare but life-threatening condition in newborns where the blood vessels in the lungs don't open up properly after birth
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my baby couldn't breathe.
She was resuscitated, ventilated and moved to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
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We stayed all day(s), but slept at home; daddy said "I don't want to leave, I don't want her to be alone";
He was worried, I think, that she'd pass in the night; he'd want to be there and hold her tight.
– L.F. –
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but Marcy fought hard,
she improved and improved.
I held my daughter properly for the first time on 12-05-2025 and on 13-05-2025, she had her ventilation tube removed.
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Thanks to incredible clinicians and life-saving interventions, our little baby is well now.
But there are those who never get to go home.
So we are raising money to help give more babies with cardiopulmonary conditions the chance to survive.
On 14-02-2026 (Valentine's Day!), I'm shaving my head to raise funds for Tiny Tickers:
a charity dedicated to detecting and treating serious heart conditions in babies.
And the hair won’t go to waste, it will be donated to the Little Princess Trust:
https://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/
providing free real hair wigs to children and young people up to the age of 24, who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions.
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This isn’t just about hair, it’s about hope. It’s about giving every child the chance to fight, to grow, to live.
Please join us on this journey. Donate today. Help turn fear into hope and ...
give tiny hearts a fighting chance.
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Mummy & Marcy ('Mars'):
