Jaime Lynch

I am going the distance for Bliss to help babies who need neonatal care

Fundraising for Bliss
£35
raised of £125 target
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Event: Go the Distance for Bliss 2020, from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020
Participants: Leon Walcott, Myles Lynch-Swift, Rubén Lynch-Walcott
Go the Distance for Bliss 2020
Campaign by Bliss (RCN 1002973, Registered Scottish Charity SC040878)
Parents can't choose their distance, but you can.

Story

Rubén was born at 26 weeks and stayed in-hospital for 12 weeks. He is now 5 years old and a healthy young boy despite his very very early start to life.

On average parents travel 27 miles to visit their premature or sick baby in neonatal care - with some families travelling over 100 miles.But with access to neonatal units currently restricted - the current COVID-19 pandemic is making the barriers which prevent parents being with their baby even harder to overcome. Some parents currently aren't able to be with their baby at all - and for others the daily costs of travel to hospital and the challenge of finding childcare for older children come at a time when many families are facing job insecurity.Bliss know that babies have the best outcomes if their parents are able to be actively involved in their care. Your donation will help Bliss continue their work breaking down barriers stopping parents from being able to care for their babies on the neonatal unit.

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About the campaign

Parents can't choose their distance, but you can.

About the charity

Bliss

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RCN 1002973, Registered Scottish Charity SC040878
Bliss is the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick. We rely on donations to fund our work but with one baby admitted to neonatal care every five minutes we don’t have the resources to reach every baby who needs us. Your donation can help Bliss ensure every baby gets the best care.

Donation summary

Total raised
£35.00
Online donations
£35.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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