Anna Heydon

Team Iestyn

Fundraising for British Heart Foundation
£1,701
raised of £550 target
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Event: Action Challenge Isle of Wight Challenge 2023, from 28 April 2023 to 29 April 2023
Participants: Iestyn Phillips Mark Heydon Sarah Connacher
#BSEMiles
Campaign by British Heart Foundation (RCN 225971)
#BSEMiles At BSEcho 2020 we are calling on you all to walk, run, cycle or swim as many miles as you can to see how far we can go together throughout the conference!

Story

  • After a very straight forward pregnancy,  Iestyn was born on the 20th May 2002. It soon became very obvious that Iestyn was not gaining weight as would be expected. After months of worry and tests on the 19th September 2002 Iestyn was diagnosed with a large ventricular septal defect ( hole in the heart ). We were told he needed life saving open heart surgery which was carried out in the October that same year . Iestyn was very closely monitored throughout childhood and I was delighted in 2017 when he was finally discharged from cardiology .My very special boy celebrates his 21st birthday on the 20th May 2023 . I just want to say thank you to the BHF for all their amazing work , without it mine and Iestyns story could have had a very different ending . Thank you for taking the time to read our story,  lots of love Team Iestyn ❤️ xxx

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About the campaign

#BSEMiles At BSEcho 2020 we are calling on you all to walk, run, cycle or swim as many miles as you can to see how far we can go together throughout the conference!

About the charity

British Heart Foundation

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RCN 225971
Far too many of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love. With your donations, we power groundbreaking cardiovascular research to save and improve lives, bring hope to families, and keep hearts beating across the UK.

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£1,700.44
+ £276.00 Gift Aid
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£1,700.44
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