Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am Annje, wife to David and mummy to Zara and our precious Ella, and this is our story:

In August 2021 our lives changed, after being admitted to hospital, it was clear we needed to deliver our baby early due to my ill health with severe pre-eclampsia. Ella was delivered at 28 weeks and we spent the next agonising 60 days in the neonatal unit in the Ulster Hospital. We had many ups and downs and shed many tears as we left our beautiful daughter each night, though she couldn't have been in better hands. The nurses and doctors in the unit are real life superheros from looking after our babies to being a shoulder to cry on and chat to at any hour of the night, nothing was a problem for them. They became our friends when we spent many hours a day in the hospital. 

We couldn't of got through our time in neonatal without the breast pump loan service offered by tiny life and also the weekly chats with those tiny life staff that called in to make sure we were OK and had everything we needed, thank you Louise. 

On Sunday 13th March 2022 I am going to abseil down the tower at Belfast Castle with many other Superhero fundraisers for this fab charity. 

People have said I'm brave doing this (truth is I'm petrified) but no where near as brave as Ella who battled hard those first few months and continues to thrive and smash her milestones, we are the proudest parents about. 

I am very grateful for any small amount you could donate to help support tiny life. 

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