I am running the Brighton marathon for Ronald Mcdonald House because without the house they have in Southampton, I'm not sure what we would have done whilst Hardy was in hospital.

As many of you know, our son Hardy was born extremely prematurely at just over 24 weeks weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. Obviously for us this was a very scary time and we didnt know what was going to happen. We hadn't even thought about accommodation because it just hadn't sunk in yet that we could be there in the hospital for a long time. Luckily one of the midwives mentioned the Ronald Mcdonald House and that she would refer us to them. We found out that because of our situation and not being able to easily go home every evening we had been given a room.

I was gobsmacked the first time I walked into the house. The staff were incredible, the facilities were excellent and the room was perfect. All they asked for was a £20 deposit for the room the entire 3 and a half months Hardy was in Southampton hospital. Having the house made a horrible situation a lot less stressful and we could focus 100% on helping Hardy to become strong enough to come home.

He is now 2 1/2 and doing incredibly.  He has caught up height and weight wise, actually surpassing a lot of toddlers his age (he loves his food!) He still has extreme delays regarding walking and speech but we know he will get there. Everything is done in Hardy time.

Any donation for this incredible charity that has done so much for my family would be greatly appreciated. Below is the blurb from the charity that explains what they do a lot better then I can.

Thank you so much

Jack

Ronald McDonald House Charities provides free 'home away from home' accommodation at specialist children's hospitals across the UK, enabling families to stay close to their child and maintain a degree of normal family life.There are many families who need support. To help build even more Houses across the UK, I will be running #forRMHC at the Brighton Marathon 2020. Please help Ronald McDonald House Charities to keep more families with their sick children by donating and supporting. Thank you.