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Just before Christmas 2007, my colleague Nick and his wife sadly lost their new baby daughter Ashleigh, who was suffering from a heart condition.  They spent 3 weeks after she was born at Leicester's Glenfield Hostpital and received a large amount of support from the Heartlink Charity.

Nick has organised a group of family, friends and colleagues who are going to tackle the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, with the goal of achieving the official '3 Peaks Challenge' target of under 12 hours.  The walk is 25 miles long and involves total ascents of 5000+ feet.

I'm taking part and want to raise as much money as possible for Heartlink.  For more information about the charity and the valuable work it does please read the extract below, written by Nick himself:-

"On the 9th November 2007, we were blessed by the birth of our second daughter Ashleigh and a little sister for Holly, but our joys were short lived when she was taken ill after two days and was rushed to the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and from there she was taken to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.

We spent three weeks hoping and praying that she would be ok, but sadly it was not to be and we had to take the worst heart breaking decision any parents could have to make and turn off her life support machine on the 2nd December 2007.

Ashleigh died of heart complications and a rare condition called Neonatal Hemochromatosis, making her a baby in millions.

We spent those weeks in total shock, but if it wasn't for the kindness and professionalism of all the staff and the existence of the Heartlink Charity, I'm not sure we would have come through the experience as well as we did. Heartlink provides equipment for the PICU and Children's Wards at Glenfield Hospital, and support for parents. The support for us came in the form of a bedroom we could live in, down the corridor from Ashleigh, and somewhere we could retreat to when needed.

Our little daughter touched so many people in her short life, most who never met her, and we feel that we want to repay the kindness of the staff, and do something to help other babies, children and parents. Following her funeral kind donations to Heartlink from friends, relatives and work colleagues amounted to several thousand pounds, and family and friends have since raised almost a further £2000"

We desperately want to add to this total, for a charity which can benefit a large number of poorly children and their families.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Heart Link gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor me now!