Help for Baby Hope

On the 2nd of July 2024, while enjoying a family holiday in Blackpool, my brother Gary and his partner Jenna’s world changed when Jenna went into premature labour, almost 15 weeks early. Baby Hope was born at 6pm that evening weighing only 2.1lbs and was immediately moved to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Baby Hope is stable but has many of the complications that premature babies face and will have a long and difficult road ahead. Gary, Jenna and their little boy Vinnie (2) must now stay at Baby Hope’s side in Preston, a long way from home, while they wait for her to get strong enough to make the journey back to Scotland.

For those of you that are close to our family, you will know how difficult a year this has been; in February we lost our beloved and incredible Mum - the lynchpin of our support system - and our lives were shattered. Standing up to face another huge challenge is extremely difficult and for no one more so than Gary and Jenna.

While there is not much that any of us can do to help, except wait for Baby Hope to grow stronger, we can help to ease the financial burden which they face. Staying away from home for months, taking time off work, countless trips to and from the hospital and endless other costs are adding even more stress to an already extremely tough situation. I know times are hard for everyone, but I would greatly appreciate any amount that you might be able to donate to Gary, Jenna, Vinnie and Hope to provide at least a small amount of financial relief.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for any donations offered.

Julie Clark-Brown (was Gibson)