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 Twins Toby and Ruby were born on 22nd September 2026 at 22 weeks and 4 days gestation. On presenting to Wollongong Hospital in early labour, treatment was administered until criteria were met for transportation to Royal Hospital for Women (RHW). The twins were born a few hours after arriving at RHW. Toby, born 6.37pm, lost his heartbeat for several minutes during delivery but was able to be revived, weighing 600g. Ruby, born 8.24pm, was born breech in her amniotic sac - weighing 592g.
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 Sadly, after 3 days of fighting, Toby succumbed to his prematurity at 2.42pm 25th September. Doctors believe complications during birth, sepsis, a partially collapsed lung and bleeding due to PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) were contributing factors to Toby's inability to respond to treatment.
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 Thankfully, Ruby is still fighting. She has responded well to treatment and continues to impress the doctors and nurses with her progress. But her fight is not over. It is expected that she will remain in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) until atleast her due date in January, most likely beyond. Due to her prematurity there is a high likelihood of long term health impacts, including but not limited to cerebral palsy, respiratory issues or blindness which may not become apparent until she is older.
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 Funds raised will contribute to covering expenses while they stay in Sydney to be near Ruby including groceries, hospital parking and accommodation to allow Reggie to stay with his parents and spend precious time with Ruby. It will also help with uncertain variables such as loss of income during Ruby's extended time in hospital and potential long term health care needs for Ruby.
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 Any funds raised surplus to their needs will be donated to organisations and charities who do so much good work supporting families experiencing similar circumstances including;
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Love for the Lee Twins: Supporting Ruby & Remembering Toby

<div>Al &amp; Ali have decided to try to complete a marathon row and have been training away for the past few months - as some of you will have seen (sorry)! The marathon is just that, 42,195 metres on the concept 2 erg rowing machine, and should take us somewhere between 3-4 hours.
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<div>Al’s Mum has been fighting lymphoma (cancer of the lymph or immune system) and is the recipient of several new treatments which would not exist but for research by world-leading scientists in the field of cancer research. So we have decided to try to put our efforts to good cause and are raising money in aid of Cancer Research UK. If you are interested in contributing, every donation will help. Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to research on the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer. Thanks to research, more people are surviving cancer than ever before! Thank you in advance for any contributions to a cause that means so much to us.
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<div>Al &amp; Ali are sitting their row on Saturday morning 16 December 2023. We are hoping that Third Space Soho will host us, so people can come join and support for the last 30 minutes or so and we can get drinks afterwards in Soho. Al is also going to try and set up a web-link for those in Aus who are bored enough to want to tune in!
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Al & Ali’s Marathon Row

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Whilst enjoying a short visit to Portugal between immunotherapy treatments in Cologne, Matt’s condition deteriorated significantly and very suddenly. He can no longer walk and can no longer speak without becoming exhausted.<br /><br /><strong>There is no easy way to say this: Our friend Matt’s journey is coming to an end, in Portugal, a country he has loved and where he chose to spend a very happy last few weeks.</strong><br /><br />He is in palliative care at the Hospital da Luz, a private clinic where he can get the best possible care, surrounded by friends and family.<br /><br /><strong>To help ease his family’s burden, we are asking for your help with the expenses. </strong><br /><br />We don’t know how much time he has left, but are working to raise AUD 30,000 to anticipate the cost of his hospital bill, plus expenses his family has incurred in coming here to be with him, and eventually the funeral and costs to bring Matt home to Australia.<br /><br />Any amount left over will be donated to the institutions for which Matt has raised funds through his blog (<a href="http://cancercanwait.com" target="_blank">cancercanwait.com</a>).<br /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/16525694_1481068153.0383_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/16525694_1481068173.5665_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/16525694_1481068204.9648_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" />

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