Natalie Sheraton is crowdfunding
Weʼre raising £25,000 to support Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Rare Cardio unit in memory of beautiful little girl who left us on 08.09.2023 at 13 months old.
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Our beautiful little girl, Isla Rose Sheraton-Toomey, unexpectedly passed away on Friday 8th September 2023 at 13 months and 4 days old. With absolutely no warning, Isla's heart stopped in her cot shortly after being put to bed. Our neighbours, paramedics, doctors and an amazing emergency response team at Southend Hospital worked to bring her back to life for 2 and a half hours but eventually there was nothing else that could be done. Her passing has broken us all as a family and we now know what heartbreak truly feels like; it’s unbearable.
We started fundraising on 23rd September 2023 - initially as an outlet for close friends and family to donate to instead of sending flowers for Isla's celebration of life. What happened next was incredible, and Isla's page was flooded with messages of love, support, strength and generosity from people all around the world. To say we're overwhelmed would be an understatement - thousands of pounds of people's money donated, all in our little girls name. We still can't believe it.
It lit a fire in us both - one that took us by suprise as we didn't think we'd be able to care about anything again. We decided to raise as much money and help as many people as we possibly can.
In November 2023 it was confirmed that Isla died due to an extremely rare heart condition - Histiocytoid Cardiomyopathy. There is very little known about the condition and thought to be approx. only 150 known cases to date globally. We were lucky enough to meet a Doctor/Professor at GOSH who had heard of the condition and who shared the very limited known facts with us. The support we’ve recieved from GOSH since the diagnosis has been incredible but witnessing children and babies wait to be seen in ‘The Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children’ at GOSH was truly heartbreaking and we want to help as much as we can.
We’re setting up a foundation in Isla’s name so we can continue to raise money and awareness for many years to come.
It feels as though life has been so unfairly cruel to us, but the generosity, kindness and love that has been wrapped around us is something we never, ever expected and it will stay with us forever.
Thank you,
Isla’s Mum and Dad - Natalie and Carl x
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- 2 months ago
Natalie Sheraton
2 months agoA HUGE thank you to everyone that’s donated to our Zumbathon that is taking place 6th April. The total is going up and up and that’s exactly what we need! We can’t thank our beautiful friend Samantha Mallia enough for organising everything. Once again, thank you for all your generosity and kindness. It means everything ♥️
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- 6 months ago
Natalie Sheraton
6 months agoIt’s been a while but work has begun to set up our very own charity in Isla’s name & even though it’s all quite daunting, we have so many ideas pouring out of us. Hopefully we can get some amazing fundraisers & events in the diary that will really help those that been unfortunate enough to live through similarly devastating experiences. We are still in awe of how much money has been raised & just want to thank you all once again for the love & kindness that has been thrown our way; it really has been the much needed light in the darkness.
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- 7 months ago
Natalie Sheraton
7 months agoSorry it's a late update but Ariana absolutely smashed her big 10k walk for Isla on Friday and raised a whopping £550! 🤩 At 8 years old, she wanted to do this for her little sister, and everyone is so proud of her. She's an absolute superstar and the best big sister ever ♥️ Well done Ariana! x
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Vicky (Alice's Escapes)
May 8, 2024
For beautiful little Isla x
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Anonymous
Apr 26, 2024
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Cathy Burchill
Apr 22, 2024
So pleased the Zumbathon went well and I’m so sorry I missed it. Keep up the inspirational fundraising Xxx
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Apr 16, 2024
Damon Palmer
Apr 14, 2024
For Zumbathon. From Daisy’s Grandad x
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Sinead Rocke
Apr 8, 2024
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Nicola Wells
Apr 7, 2024
I worked with Isla's Nanny (Gina) and have just seen this today. A truly devastating time to have to go through, what a wonderful legacy to honour her precious life.
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