In 2001, a
fundraising event was organised in loving memory of our beautiful twin
daughters, Robyn and Erin. We lost them in August 2000 at 36 weeks
due to acute twin to twin transfusion syndrome. Although the staff
at the hospital worked extremely fast delivering them by emergency
caesarean sadly it was too late. Robyn was stillborn and Erin was
very ill and only survived for one day.
We wanted
to do something special in their memory as one of the hardest things
about losing a baby is that you have so little
memories. We want to thank the staff in the Neo Natal
unit who were wonderful and made what little time we had with our
girls so very special. We also felt that this year was right
for us to do another fundraiser as our girls would have started school
this year.
Through the
fundraising events in 2001, £8,400
was raised which was put towards the purchase of an EEG machine (brain
scan) for use on premature babies in the Neo Natal Unit.
This
charity deserves recognition as the work carried out in the Neo
Natal unit is at times miraculous . Our story may not have a
happy ending but so many tiny babies are delivered and recover thanks to
the care and attention given by the staff in these units. You can
find out more about the charity and its work/fundraising at www.sscb.org.
So there you go - if you want to help out in any way - especially
purchasing raffle tickets OR alternatively, click on the Make a
Donation button!! This piece of equipment could potentially
save many babies lives so give us a hand!