On 6 December 2019, my beautiful boy Elliott was born sleeping at 25 weeks. It was, and remains, the worst time of my life. I am deeply comforted by the fact I got to spend so much time with him, large part to a small cooling mat in his crib to preserve his fragile little body.

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.

Today, on Elliott’s birthday, I am starting a 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.  A cuddle cot is a cooling system that lays beneath the baby within a bassinet. It enables families to keep their baby close and create beautiful memories, spending as much time as they wish with their baby, before saying goodbye. This reduces the worry or distress of separation to keep handing their baby back to hospital staff.

I would love you to help me reach my goal of $6500, supporting this cause by making a donation of any amount, and please feel free to leave a message of supports. In addition to accepting donations, I will run small fundraising activities across the year until the goal is reached, hopefully before his next heavenly birthday in 2021.

Hold your children tightly tonight.