Really cool cheque to help babies

BABIES needing a total body cooling treatment will benefit from new specialist equipment helped by a generous donation of £4,200 from an Oldham fundraiser.

Stephanie Brown presented staff on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Royal Oldham Hospital with the cheque after she raised the money through a variety of sponsored events.

Stephanie has first-hand experience of the unit after her nephew, Cooper Harris, was born with birth asphyxia (when a baby’s brain and other organs do not get enough oxygen before, during or right after birth) and required specialist care.

She said: “My family, particularly my sister Samantha and her husband David Harris, have been absolutely overwhelmed by the support and generosity of our friends, family and colleagues.

“I do want to highlight that I have not raised this money alone, I have only played a part in a team of people raising this money.

“There are the people helping to organise events with me such as Louise Taylor, Paul Duce and John Payne who ran the Oldham Half Marathon in October, and of course the people who have donated the money.

“I would also like to say a big thank-you to all the staff on NICU for saving my nephew Cooper’s life.”