On February 1st this year, Rowan Michael James Miller was born sleeping. He was Alex and my first child and it was an absolutely devastating time for us. On what would have been his due date, we wanted to remember him in a more significant way, by raising some money for charities that have been a support to us. 

On 1st June, Alex and I will be playing 3 rounds of golf each, starting together at 6am, playing a second round together at 9.30am and then finally playing separately in the afternoon. This won't be an easy challenge, so we asking for donations, however small, to help spur us on.

Before leaving the hospital, Aching Arms provided us with a comfort bear, so we wouldn't be leaving the hospital empty handed. A number of parents suffer the sensation of aching arms after losing a baby, as they do not have their baby to hold. This simple touch of donating a bear gave us a great deal of comfort at a very difficult time. 

Aching Arms is a charity that gives its comfort bears to hospitals and hospices, for midwives and nurses to offer to bereaved parents in their care. Along with bears, they also offer a support service to parents after their loss, whether it was during pregnancy, at birth or soon after. Aching Arms currently work with over 160 hospitals in the UK, as well as an increasing number of hospices, support groups and funeral directors.