A dear friend and colleague of ours, Geordi Penrose and his partner Ashleigh Charlesworth tragically lost their son Parker Penrose in January this year. Parker was a beautiful baby boy born stillborn. Geordi and Ashleigh were given a few extra special and precious days with Parker because of a cuddle cot that was made available by the Bears of Hope charity.

A cuddle cot is an invaluable support resource for bereaved parents before they leave the hospital. It comes with a cooling system that has been designed to fit within a small cot and lies beneath their baby. It enables parents to keep their baby close and create those special memories they are able to keep forever; spending as much uninterrupted time as they wish without the worry or distress to keep handing their baby back to hospital staff to be cooled in a traditional cooling environment. 

Many families experience the loss of their baby in Australia each year. It is an incredibly heartbreaking and traumatic time for parents - a time when they require loving support and care.

In memory of Parker, we are fundraising for a cuddle cot to be donated to an Australian hospital, to support bereaved families in those crucial days after the loss of their baby.  These cots are around $6000 and are usually donated by other families that have also experienced this heartbreaking loss.

We would love you to help reach our goal, supporting this cause by making a donation of any amount, and please feel free to leave a message of support.

Jo, Kieren, Chris, Laura and Arthur