John Shepherd

Team Olivia Grace

Fundraising for FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE
£19,678
raised of £1,200 target
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In memory of Olivia Grace Lowther
We deliver outstanding care to children and families in West Yorkshire

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We are raising money for Forget Me Not Children's Hospice as our beautiful little baby girl sadly died just 1 day old on 2nd June 2016. My pregnancy was a 'textbook' pregnancy, everything was perfect all the way through but when Olivia was born, she was 'lifeless'. After resuscitating her for an hour, medics realised our poor baby had been starved of oxygen for many weeks within the womb. 

Forget Me Not Children's Hospice organised for Olivia to be transported over from the Hospital to their state of the art hospice, Russell House in Huddersfield, where myself and my partner could have our first and last cuddles and kisses with her before turning off her life support machine; she took her last breaths in her Mummy and Daddy's arms.

Forget Me Not Children's Hospice have since continued to care for Olivia in their Snowflake Suite following her passing, aswell caring for me, my partner, family and friends. 

It costs £3.8million to fund the charity each year and without these vital funds they simply would not have been able to provide these amazing facilities, support and respite for us all so we would like to give something back and help other families in the future by asking for donations in memory of Olivia Grace.

Thank you so much, Beth & Samuel xx  


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About the charity

We deliver outstanding care to children with life shortening conditions and their families in West Yorkshire. Our care is 24/7, delivered not only in our purpose built hospice, Russell House, but also in families’ own homes. Our mission is simple – we are here to say yes to children and families.

Donation summary

Total raised
£19,677.53
+ £266.45 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,508.50
Offline donations
£18,169.03

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