It's coming up to Pippa's first birthday. A year does little to lessen the joy we felt at her birth and the impact her loss had on us, individually and as a family.
We’ve considered how we could honour Pippa and immediately thought of donating blood.
Join us in donating blood or plasma throughout February (which is Awareness month for Congential Heart Disease) and you could save the life of someone just as precious as our daughter.
For more info or to make an appointment visit www.donateblood.com.au (quote “Pippa Raine” to the Red Cross for your donation to count toward our tally).
On a related note, several friends have asked what our preferences are for cash donations.
Our strong preference is that donations be made to the clinicians and researchers at the Heart Centre for Children at Westmead Childrens Hospital.
If you would like to help families affected by CHD more directly, a wonderful charity - Precious Hearts - assists with the cost of medication, meals, accommodation and fuel, as well as care packages for children hospitalised by CHD.
We would also ask you keep in mind Heartfelt, a very special organisation which creates photographic memories for families of critically ill or deceased children. Some of our favourite Heartfelt photos are below:
With thanks,
Justin, Erin & Trigby
