I'm raising money for the Keep Me Close Appeal.

As many of you know our twin nieces Elsie and Thea arrived super early at 27 weeks. If it wasn‘t for the amazing care and support of Plymouth Nicu and the Keep Me Close Charity the girls wouldn’t be here today. So we thought its only right to give some money back, so myself, Warren, Tom and Fred are running the Plymouth Half Marathon to raise as much money as possible for this amazing charity. Please donate as much as you can. Thank you 😊

The care of extremely premature and sick babies turns families lives upside down. It is emotionally, physically and financially demanding, placing people under incredible pressure. The best support we can give to parents is the freedom to stay near their newborn child.The Keep Me Close Appeal opened a home-from-home on 15 November 2019 for the families of babies who are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Derriford Hospital.It is nearby, it provides our families seven en-suite bedrooms, with a fully functioning kitchen, comfortable communal area and access to laundry facilities. To date (June 2020) we have been able to give 22 families 680 nights of accommodation at no additional cost to them or the hospital. We need to keep this going.They need £70,000 per year, or just £27.40/night/bedroom to allow peace of mind to parents who are under extreme stress. Thank you for being involved.