Your stories of having premature babies
Premature birth is a common and serious health problem that affects families up and down the UK. Over the past year, families have been kind enough to share their stories with us to help raise awareness of premature birth.
I joining the ride from London to Paris, from July 22 to July 26 2009.
On 30 September 1999, my daughter, Michaela, was born 9 weeks premature. She spent 10 months in hospital before we got her home, in July 2000, under the care of Great Ormond Street Hospital; unable to digest food and dependent upon Total Parenteral Nutrition (an intravenous drip which fed her overnight).
After a further year in and out of hospital, Michaela died following a liver transplant, on 12 October 2001: 12 days after her 2nd birthday.
Suffice to say, the stated aims of this bike ride, `to bring an end to the misery of premature birth`, are close to my heart.
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