Nottingham Forest v Fulham

FOREVER STARS
Forever Stars is an East Midlands charity dedicated to supporting families who have
suffered a stillbirth or infant loss
The charity were very kindly donated a table for
the Blackpool match by long-standing Forest
hospitality client Dave Wheat of Nottingham
Label Company
Here is an example of their work as told by Daniel
and Laura Barnett:
“Harrison Barnett, our beautiful boy was stillborn in
August 2016. He has since become our inspiration
We first became aware of Forever Stars whilst
Laura was being cared for on the labour ward,
following complications with Harrison’s birth.
Forever Stars had fundraised and built a Serenity
Suite - a bereavement suit at the QMC Hospital
- which we were able to use, meaning we could
spend time with Harrison giving him a naming
ceremony and enjoy some home comforts with our
families away from the medical sterile environment
of the labour ward.
When your child dies nothing really makes it any
better, and from our point of view that moment
now defines the rest of our lives.
What you do learn though is that having wonderful
family and friends around gradually gets you back
to somewhere like you were before.
With the help of our wonderful family and friends
we have been able to fundraise to support other
families who go through the unimaginable too.
Forever Stars’ Forever In Bloom campaign was
something we passionately became involved with
to help create a remembrance garden for all those
babies taken too soon and amazingly Harrison
now has a permanent memorial there so we can
visit and have a quiet space to think of him and so
others can do the same.
We wish to thank everyone at Forever Stars,
particularly the Daniels Family, and especially
Richard, as for me as a baby loss dad I needed a role
model and Richard has very much become that.
Before Harrison died we had never really done any
fundraising, but the fact that our family and friends
rallied around us to support us means the world to us.
A final word on Harrison. As a baby loss Dad, I,
Daniel, was recently asked what Harrison means
to me, this was probably the toughest question I’ve
ever had to answer. Well he’s my son, first thought
in the morning and my last thought at night. The
very best version of me. My inspiration and the
kid I imagine holding hands with every time I cross
Trent Bridge.”
Daniel and Laura Barnett
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