Nige

Hi, It's Nige here, Millie’s dad.

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My day-job is in financial services and, in addition to my role in this charity, I also volunteer as an ambassador for a Leeds-based children's cancer charity.

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Meeting families of seriously ill children on the wards has convinced me about the support gap we need to close. No one really understands how it feels to have a critically ill child until you are put in that position. 

Phase 1 of our development is directed at fundraising to establish a solid foundation from which to deliver our full breadth of services. Whilst we already support families on some wards, we recognise that there is much more to do.

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I've experienced my own health challenges with chronic bowel disease requiring removal of my colon and experience of living with an ileostomy, which was reversed after further surgery 25 years ago. I also live with coeliac disease, a lifelong condition affecting my remaining small intestine.

It's important to me that families (as well as patients) are supported.