jennah and jayden

? Running for My Little Miracle – Maddison’s NICU Journey ?

Our beautiful daughter Maddison made her grand entrance into the world a little earlier than expected — and spent the first 19 days of her life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Those 19 days may sound short, but they were everything. They were the most fragile, powerful, and life-changing moments of our lives. Maddison was so tiny, so brave — learning to breathe, to suckle, to be outside of mummy’s belly far sooner than she should have had to. She was poked and prodded, monitored and measured, yet surrounded by the incredible care of the NICU nurses who became her first protectors when mummy and daddy couldn’t always be by her side.

The NICU gave Maddison the chance to live, to grow, and to come home to us — and for that, we’ll be forever grateful. ?

That’s why this year, I’m taking part in the Premmie Marathon Challenge, running/walking 23 kilometres — one for each day of Maddie’s birth month, and in celebration of her birthday on February 23rd, 2023. It’s a small goal, but one that means the world to me. Every step is for her, and for the thousands of little fighters who start their lives in the NICU.

Every donation, no matter how small, helps provide lifesaving support, equipment, and care for premature and critically ill babies — giving families like ours hope when it matters most.

If you’d like to support, please consider donating to this special cause. Together, we can help give future babies the same fighting chance that our Maddison had. ?

Love Jennah. 

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This November I’m taking on the Premmie Marathon Challenge

We will be clocking our kms in the Premmie Marathon Challenge to raise funds for life-saving neonatal equipment that will give critically ill and premature babies a better chance of survival.

We’d love your support - if you can, please make a generous tax-deductible donation here.

Thank you for your support.
Your donation will help keep me motivated as we complete our challenge through November, knowing that each km we complete together is helping save the lives of sick and premature babies.

Fancy joining us? You can sign up for the Premmie Marathon Challenge too! Simply choose your challenge distance and start clocking your kms for premmie babies.

Jen&Jayden. For Maddie.