Francis’ Daddy and Grandad Steve, who both have CHD themselves, will be running the Toronto Island 10k in Canada this September in aid of Tiny Tickers alongside fellow delegates from Camp A2X 2024.

Runners generously participating in aid of Tiny Tickers are: Phil Oakley, Leah Stead, Jay Mann, Oliver Blackmore & Steve Blackmore.

Francis was born in 2019 with undiagnosed congenital heart defects, which were only discovered after he was born. Sadly Francis passed away from complications with these suddenly and unexpectedly at 6 months old.

In raising critical funds for Tiny Tickers, we hope to improve diagnosis rates of CHD and support for families of heart babies.

A baby is born with a serious heart condition every two hours in the UK and despite congenital heart disease being one of the biggest killers of infants, only around half of congenital heart defects are picked up during routine prenatal scanning.

With your help we 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.