Our story

All the babies Ash and I have had have been born prematurely, experiencing the worst, the difficult and the good outcomes of premature birth.

Our first Declan was born at 34 weeks on the dot, he the had a paediatric stroke that lead to hydrocephalus. Declan spent 42 days in Townsville NICU and Special Care Nurseries before coming home, but the difficult start to his life didn’t end there having a long road of early intervention care including physio, OT and speech therapy. Declan is not 6 years old and by looking at him you wouldn’t pick the difficult start to life he overcome .

Our second, Evelyn was born at 28 weeks and passed shortly after due to hyper-plastic left heart condition. 

Our last child, Imogen was born at 35 weeks 2 days. Although still premmie, Imogen just decided it was time and thankfully did not experience any additional health concerns. Imogen spent 4 days across Canberra and North Canberra hospitals special care nurseries before coming home. Now at just over 4 months old, she going strong and hitting milestones above her age.

This is what has motivated my wife and I to participate in this fundraiser. Although only a small goal of $100 for each of our kids, we know every dollar counts.

Every day in Australia, 71 babies are born prematurely.

This November, I'm taking on the Premmie Marathon Challenge to give these babies the best chance at life.

The funds I raise will help Running for Premature Babies provide life-saving neonatal equipment for hospitals around Australia, giving premature and critically ill babies the chance to grow stronger and go home with their families.

If you're able to support me, I'd be incredibly grateful. Every donation helps fund the equipment and research that gives premature babies a better chance of survival and quality of life.

Thank you for supporting my challenge and helping Australia's tiniest babies. 💜