Veer's story:

On the 14th July 2023 our beautiful son Veer Yash Thaker came in to the world. Veer, meaning brave, courageous and strong - all qualities he had and continues to inspire others to have, and Yash in honour of his Great Grandfather.

Veer sadly passed away the following day due to unexpected complications. Veer had been diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) - a rare congenital heart condition that was detected during the pregnancy.

Once we received Veer's diagnosis we received a huge amount of support from the Tiny Tickers charity, through their antenatal parents-to-be weekly support group, information packs and more recently their bereavement support.

About Tiny Tickers:

1 in 125 babies are born with a serious heart condition in the UK (a baby born every 2 hours in the UK). However, over 1,000 newborns leave hospital in the UK every year with no one realising they have a potentially life threatening heart condition.

With your help, Tiny Tickers can provide a safety net for the 1,000 babies each year that leave hospital with their heart defect undetected, increasing detection rates, improving a baby’s chances of survival and long-term quality of life.

The Challenge:

We have decided to fundraise in Veer's memory for Tiny Tickers by completing the 125 challenge throughout October. In Veer's memory throughout October we will be doing the following:

- Prashant (Dad): Will be hiking 125 miles

- Pooja (Mum): Will be doing 125 yoga poses every week and donating 125 food items to the local food bank

- Neena (Mimi): 125 swimming lengths a week

- Vijay (Nana): 125,000 steps in total for the month

- Nutan (Dadi): Will be preparing and donating 125 food items to the local Hindu temple

- Bharat (Dada): 125,000 steps in total for the month

- Saloni (Aunty): 125 ab crunches a day and 125 miles of spinning in the month

- Ben (Uncle): 125 seconds of plank per day and 125 miles of spinning in the month

- Hina (Fai) & Hardik (Fuwa): Combined 125 squats and 125 ab crunches a day

If you would also like to participate in the 125 challenge, please feel free to add your activities to the comments section.

For more information and ideas please see the 125 challenge page:

https://www.tinytickers.org/get-involved/challenge-events/the-125-challenge/

Any donations will be gratefully received in the memory of Veer.

Lots of love, Prashant, Pooja & Veer xxx