Hi Guys,

Iain is swimming 10Km on 26th May 2014 to raise money for the Stillbith and Neonatal Death Charity (SANDs).

Most of you will already know that sadly we lost our baby daughter Evie when she was stillborn in October 2013.

When it happened, we were looked after at Guys and St Thomas's Hospital, London and were lucky enough to be able to stay in their SANDs suite; 2 bespoke rooms away from the main birth ward to give us a private place to stay, and for family and friends to visit until we felt ready to leave.  Sadly not all hospitals have this facility.

They also provided a large amount of supporting literature to guide us through the subsequent days, weeks and months.  Particularly regarding leaving hospital, going back to work and moving on with life.  It's helped us both a huge amount and we are really grateful to SANDs for the support they have given us.

Both the suite we stayed in, and the support given to us were only possible due to the money raised for the SANDs charity, and we want to ensure that others who go through similar experiences have the same levels of support available to them.  It really helps.

You have all provided so much support to Caroline and I over the last few weeks and months.  We'd be really grateful if you could donate a small amount, to help others in similar circumstances.

SANDs Mission is to:

     - Support anyone affected by the death of a baby.

     - Work with health professionals to improve the quality of care and services provided to bereaved parents and their families.

     -Promote changes in antenatal practive and fund research that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives.

Thank you all in advance.  Hope to see you soon!

Iain and Caroline

xxx