London Marathon Hunters Challenge for Premature babies Team fundraising for Bliss

Raising money for Bliss
£2,400
raised of £2,500 target

London Marathon 2025 · 27 April 2025 · Start fundraising for this event

London Marathon 2025
Campaign by Bliss (RCN 1002973, Registered Scottish Charity SC040878)
Welcome to our 2025 London Marathon team!

Story

Hunter is doing the 62 miles in March Challenge for Bliss.

1 in every 7 babies born in the UK will need specialist care.

My son Rhys was one of those babies when he was born at 26 weeks, weighing 1lb 10 oz (Bag of sugar is 2lbs)

Rhys spent 5 months in hospital having major surgery to repair the damage caused by necrotising enterocolitis, which resulted in him losing 1/3 of his small bowel.

After 21 blood transfusions, 2 cases of sepsis, a bleed on the brain and two further surgeries to repair his bowel. Rhys came home.

I was a lucky father.

Bliss is the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick. They rely on donations to fund their work, and without our help they won't be able to reach the 90,000 babies needing neonatal care each year.

Your donation to my page will help Bliss to drive improvements in neonatal care, to ensure that the needs of babies are at the heart of policy and planning for the future, and to provide information and support to all families with a baby born premature or sick.

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Total
£2,399.14
+ £314.50 Gift Aid
Online
£2,299.14

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