Baby Adam made a *very* early entrance in December '24 at just 23 weeks (4 months premature), weighing 800g / 1.8lbs, with a severe case of chronic lung disease, a grade 2 bleed in his brain, and a hole in his heart. As he fought for his life in NICU, it was only possible for his parents Paul and Anita to be with him around the clock, and to drop life saving milk deliveries, due to the amazing kindness of the Sick Children's Trust - the charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a comfortable place to stay and a friendly ear to listen in one of our ten ‘Homes from Home’. By providing families with somewhere to stay near their child, they have one less thing to worry about.

Without this wonderful charity, the situation would have been untenable. Paul and Anita stayed at Stevenson House in Whitechapel for 6 weeks and would otherwise have been completely lost. Adam's journey was an extreme case, but one of many such cases taking place every day around the UK.

It costs approximately £40 to support a family for one night in these "Homes from Home" when their child is in the hospital. We are running a half marathon to help raise money for this amazing charity, so they can continue giving families hope in their most desperate moments.