Welcome
Thankyou for visiting; and welcome to our blog to account the fundraising our friends and family are supporting us with, in memory of our brilliant boy Benjamin.
We welcomed our boy to the world on the 22nd January 2009. For the twenty days that we shared with him, we poured our heart and soul into bringing him happiness. His eyes melted our hearts, his smell infused our souls and his future gave us the licence to dream the happiest of dreams.
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On the 11th February our boy left us. We held him while he drew his final breath before he went to sleep in our souls.
The cause of death was ‘brain damage’ as a result of ‘pneumonia’, explained by the notion that he picked up an infection 24-48 hours before he died which he didn’t have the immunity to deal with.
Following the inquest in to his death we are comfortable in the knowledge that the facts surrounding his life and death have been reported truthfully and the relevent procedures and investigations that follow a sudden infant death were properly conducted.
Raising Money
We are raising money for the Children’s Hospital Charity; the charity exists to support and enhance the services of Sheffield Children’s NHS Trust and it’s reputation as a centre of excellence for the research, prevention, care and cure of childhood illnesses.
We would like to pay tribute to the efforts and expertise of the staff at the Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The care that was co-ordinated by Dr Cliff Bevan was of the highest order; he is a highly skilled consultant but most importantly a wonderful human being who spoke to our family with honesty, clarity and dignity. He was supported by a highly efficient crash team and a fantastic team of nurses; Caroline McCaffrey, George Coldwell, Lindsey Walsh, John Preston and Sandra Cole.
The hospital have continued to support us in the weeks and months that have followed Ben’s death. Notably Dr Bevan and bereavement co-ordinator Sheila McGovern.
Other pages on this site monitor the fundraising efforts of our friends and family. We have been totally overwhelmed by the efforts, friendship and support of everyone involved, an incredible and monumental effort.
Love and Life Forever
Kerry and Dan Newton
