Please note that donations to this page will go to the Neonatal Unit at Colchester General Hospital which is only 1 of the 3 chosen charities as donations cannot be split between charities.

6 brave souls will be playing continuous racquetball for 24 hours at Lexden Squash Club from 21^st-22^nd November 2019 in aid of Florence’s Heroes – without sleep this will be a truly monumental task.

Florence's Heroes, is a charitable fund set up by Chris and Sarah Wheat as a way of thanking 3 of the
services they are indebted to for helping their daughter Florence who needed lots of medical support and interventions as a baby. The funds raised are not for Florence herself but for these services to enable them to go on helping other children.

1. Neonatal Unit at Colchester General Hospital – the care Florence received during her long stay on this unit was exceptional. As a family we remain thankful to this team every day for everything they did for Florence.

2. Acute Neonatal Transfer Service (ANTS) – this is a regional service that specialises in the transportation of sick babies. They cover the whole of East Anglia. Every shift each ambulance is manned by a driver, specialist neonatal nurse and doctor. They are equipped with a transportable incubator and with every possible piece of equipment that a sick baby may need. This is a 24 hour, 7 day a week service. In total Florence travelled with them 6 times in 3 months.

3. Royal Brompton Hospital (The Brompton Fountain) – there are few hospitals in the world that have the skills and expertise to perform open heart surgery to repair defects on a tiny 2month old baby weighing only 5lbs. This hospital is world class and without whom Florence would not be with us today.

Thank you for your donation. Your support really means a lot to the team.