My second child, Jasper Eric Hawkesford was born on 16th July 2014 at Warwick hospital, weighing 8lb 2oz. Sadly, mine and Jon's beautiful little boy and Tessy's perfect baby brother was only to live for seven hours. We were unaware at the time, but Jasper had internal abnormalities that caused him to have extremely underdeveloped lungs. He could never have survived.

In the aftermath of this terribly hard time in our lives we are receiving help from Sands (stillbirth and neonatal society). They provide memory boxes for families following stiillbirths and neonatal deaths, practical information in the form of leaflets regarding telling children, support for fathers, employment entitlements etc. They also have a website offering befrienders and a forum enabling people like us to share with others who have been through something similar. They also conduct vital research into stillbirth and neonatal deaths with the aim of preventing uneccessary deaths and many other valuable services.

Lastly, Why Jasper's Rainbow? There were an unusual amount of rainbows in England during the summer of 2014. The first of which shone spectacularly directly over Warwick hospital during the brief time that Jasper was in the world. He is our rainbow: here fleetingly, filling the world with his wonder.                                                         Holly Jon and Tessy Hawkesford xxxx