Hello, we are Rebecca and Leonard Dixon; we got happily married on the 22nd of February 2022; we have four children and had one on the way.

Everything was going great until on Tuesday the 5th of April the unthinkable happened; Rebecca had not felt the baby move all day and got anxious and requested we go to the hospital to check just to be sure. We got to the hospital they set her up on a baby heart monitor and could not find a heartbeat after 15 minutes of trying; they then called the doctor in with an ultrasound machine to search for a heartbeat, and after 10 minutes of looking, he confirmed the devastating news that there was not a heartbeat and we in fact lost our little girl. Emotions were going crazy and we did not know how to feel.

That same night they said to come back the next day and they would do a formal ultrasound to confirm everything to which the result was the same. They then started the process of getting Rebecca's body going into labor, this took three days for her body to start the labor stage. These three days were absolutely emotional for Rebecca and I especially Rebecca knowing our baby was still in her tummy and our baby was no longer alive, she was experiencing phantom kicks etc etc so this made ther process seem extremely long and very difficult to believe.

Little Eevee was deliveried at 28 weeks at 9:32pm Friday the 8th of April 2022, weighing in at 2 Pound, 11 ounces.

This was the hardest day we have ever had because not only was it a hello but it was a goodbye to someone we thought we'd raise and see grow up. Now we have the emotional rollercoster of organising a funeral and service for our beautiful Eevee.

*WHY DO WE NEED THE SUPPORT?*

1. We were informed that King Edward Hospital would cover cremation costs but because Eevee was delivered at 28 weeks we have been told we have to cover the costs and that King Edwards cut off is 28 weeks on the day.

2. Leonard started a new job Monday the day prior to the terrible news so he has no parental/annual leave so the two or more weeks he has off work he will not have any income to provide for the family.

3. Being this is such a sudden situation we were not prepared to be planning a funeral or anything memorial to keep at home, any support is good support.

We would appreciate anyone that could help us while we grieve the loss of our baby girl.

Thank you and much love,

Dixon Family.