Last year during Jons mammoth 500miles walked in one month. Me, Ross, Jon and Phil walked from South Hetton to the Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary. We chose this route my son Reuben passed away at a day old  in December 2019 with a condition called a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) at the RVI and our family home is in South Hetton. We had a chat on that walk and decided we would do it every year as a remembrance of Reuben and to raise money for Tiny Lives. 

Tiny Lives and the neonatal team at ward 35 were amazing with us with our time on the ward and they were there at hand to help us through the hard times we endured during the couple of days we were there. They provided us with a lot of keepsakes/keepsake box and photos which we will cherish forever. 

We recently visited the ward again in May this year as our newborn son Oliver was born and he had struggles breathing as he had fluid around his lungs. The staff on ward 35 were very supportive and helped not only Oliver but me and April also as they knew it was a very hard and daunting thing to do going back to the ward where we lost our son 17 months before. 

I couldn't pick a more worthy charity to do this walk for that is so close to our hearts. So if you can help out just a little that would be amazing. 

The walk this year will take place on Sunday 26th September 2021

Take a little time to see the amazing things tiny lives do by following the link. 

https://www.tinylives.org.uk/what-we-do/

Tiny Lives offer a safety net for parents who have entered a world completely out of their control. Having a baby that is born prematurely or sick can be a truly world-shaking experience, but they can help you through it.

Tiny Lives supply items, funds, staff specialists and support to the RVI Neonatal Unit in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, helping to make the Neonatal experience a little easier and more comfortable for parents, babies, siblings and family. Once you become part of the RVI Neonatal family, you have their support – forever.

Thanks everyone