On Sunday May 26^th I am taking part in my first ever 10k run in order to raise money for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity. I’m pretty awful at running but this is such a worthwhile cause that I wanted to do something to get involved – hopefully I can make it past the finish line! I will be so grateful for any donations that you can give towards this great cause.

The Women’s Hospital have a new appeal called the Woodland House appeal which will be a brand new purpose-built bereavement centre that will improve the experience of pregnancy or neonatal loss at the hospital.

 “Birmingham women’s hospital cares for over 2,000 grieving mums and dads every year who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. Every loss is a devastating and uniquely personal experience, but at the moment the space in which our expert bereavement midwives have to hold heartbreaking conversations doesn’t reflect the significance of each family’s loss. 

News is delivered in cramped ‘quiet’ rooms, often on the maternity ward or in busy outpatient areas, and our patients repeatedly speak of feeling rushed and  having ‘nowhere to go’ after receiving devastating news. Woodland House will change this. It will be a brand-new, purpose-built, centre away from the hustle and bustle of the main hospital, where families can spend time together in safe, secure and serene surroundings before they feel ready to face the world again.”

You can find out more about the appeal by following this link: https://www.bwh.org.uk/pages/category/woodland-house

Thank you to everyone for your support, I really appreciate it!

Maria x

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