My daughter, Imogen, and her husband, Will, had their twins delivered at 32 weeks at Kings College Hospital on 19th July. Two beautiful boys Zack and Cosmo.

Sadly Zack had to have emergency surgery at 10 days old, and another 4 operations have followed, the last one being in January. While recovering from the last surgery Zack caught 2 serious infections. At this point he was transferred to the paediatrics intensive care unit where the care was better suited to his needs to recover, as once again he became very unwell. He has had to fight hard to get back on track again and into a position where he can hopefully be considered for discharge in the near future.

Our lives have been turned upside down. Signing up for this run has given me something to focus on for Zack but mainly to show my respect, admiration and appreciation for the amazing staff in the neonatal intensive care unit and the paediatrics intensive care unit at Kings College Hospital.

The care, expertise and support they have given Zack, Cosmo, Imogen and Will is just incredible and we feel so fortunate knowing that Zack is in the best place possible.

Anything you feel happy to donate will be split 50/50 between the picu and nicu wards and will be sent directly to them, and we will all be most grateful for your love and support.

Please also read Will's story below

Story (from Will Doyle, Zack and Cosmo’s father)

Zack and Cosmo Taylor Doyle were born 11.11 & 11.13 on the morning of 19th of July at King's College Hospital.

Being twins they were naturally due to arrive a little earlier than most other babies but they decided to surprise us all by arriving even earlier than we'd hoped at 32 weeks. This of course then meant they were admitted to the NICU ward for a spell to accommodate their needs as premature babies.

All things were going well until 10 days into their stay when Zack became critically unwell with a condition called Necrotising enterocoloitis (NEC)

NEC is a serious condition that mainly affects premature babies with an inflamed bowel and can be treated with antibiotics, in our case however, emergency surgery was needed to save his life. We thought things would settle after the surgery but Zacks condition deteriorated and he suffered multiple organ failure and was put on life support for a number of weeks whilst his carers battled to keep him alive and to bring him back to us.

The Doctors and Nurses have been nothing short of incredible and I owe them everything for the care they have given Zack and to Cosmo and to Imogen, whilst we have stayed there.

Their level of expertise, kindness and empathy really has helped Imogen , Cosmo and I, to navigate what has been an incredibly tough journey at times.

Miracles are performed daily on those wards and raising any amount of money to give them what they need, to save lives and provide care for new borns and their families is the least we can do.

Please feel free to donate any amount as you can to our page.