Our beautiful daughter Jessica was born in September 2011 with a severe heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. This was diagnosed at her 20 week scan and we were initially told that she was unlikely to be suitable for surgery. However, a pioneering in-utero operation at 28 weeks to enlarge a hole in her atrial septum was carried out and she was able to make it to term and get through her first open-heart surgery at just eight hours old. Jessica underwent five more surgeries during her life. Her final surgery - the Fontan procedure - took place in December 2017. She initially made a good recovery but sadly passed away suddenly on 14th April 2018 at the age of 6. This is the story of a little girl whose half a heart overflowed with love. She was, and will forever be, our little miracle and brought joy to all who knew her.

Fundraising

Little Hearts Matter
Little Hearts Matter are a charity which offer support and information for children and those families who are affected by single ventricle heart conditions, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

We have found the information and support they provide very helpful along this journey and we would like to support their work.  If you would also like to support the work they do, you can do so via our JustGiving page and your donations will go directly to Little Hearts Matter.


Fundraising to date:

Jessica's Journey Justgiving page - £80
Grandma's birthday party (11th February 2012) - £720
Christ Church coffee morning (24th March 2012) - £37.50
Pastiche Musical Theatre's production of Carousel (28th-31st March 2012) - £1000
Christ Church outreach (May 2012) - £500
Christ Church coffee morning (4th August 2012) - £54.80
Christ Church coffee morning (30th March 2013) - £83.13
Christ Church coffee morning (4th May 2013) - £61.72
Christ Church coffee morning (4th January 2014) - £35.19
Christ Church coffee morning (29th March 2014) - £52.80
Other donations - £300

Christ Church coffee morning (October 2014) - £60.19
Christ Church coffee morning (September 2015) - £66.50
Christ Church coffee morning (6th February 2016) - £70.25
Christ Church coffee morning (2nd April 2016) - £60
Land's End to John of Groats (August 2016) - £310
Christ Church coffee morning (September 2016) - £81.40
Christ Church coffee morning (4th February 2017) - £72.66
Christ Church coffee morning (8th July 2017) - £106.84
Jessica's Heart Justgiving page (set up by Katie Davis) - £6096.50
Total - £9849.48


Friends of PICU
Friends of PICU fund raise to buy equipment, fund major projects and help towards buying a new ambulance for the Childrens Intensive Care unit at Southampton General Hospital.

Jessica received fabulous care from the doctors and nurses working on PICU at Southampton General Hospital and we would like to support the amazing work they do. 


Fundraising to date:

Online donations - £40
Christ Church coffee morning (24th March 2012)- £37.50
Lent giving jar (Lent 2012) - £42.17
Christ Church coffee morning (21st July 2012) - £86.90
Christ Church coffee morning (5th January 2013) - £40.20
You've Gotta Have Heart concert (19th January 2013) - £750
Christ Church coffee morning (14th September 2013) - £55
Spirit of Christmas concert (14th December 2013) - £400
Strawberry Fair concert (17th May 2014) - £112.60
Christ Church coffee morning (12th July 2014) - £60.30

Christ Church coffee morning (September 2015) - £38.30
From Broadway to the Barricades concert (21st November 2015) - £450
Total - £2112.97





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