In the hours that followed the neo-natal death of our twin daughters, in February 2015, we were gifted the beautiful memory boxes which had been prepared by the Lily Mae Foundation. We were able to capture some precious moments,which will stay with us forever. In the weeks that followed, we were able to share these memories with extended family. In the months that followed, we found tremendous support within the monthly Lily Mae support meeting. This has prompted me, to volunteer my time to the Lily Mae Foundation for a number of reasons, to firstly thank them in some small way for knowing what was needed in those most important of hours. In addition, the chance to share my experiences and support, with other families who are experiencing a similar loss. Finally, to spend some time with and extend the legacy of our beautiful daughters and in doing so, act as a symbol that life can continue after the loss of a child.

Having met Amy & Ryan socially, and hearing all about their charity, we decided Signarama would like to become a sponsor of the Lily Mae Foundation, to support them in their amazing work.  The main event last year for us was supplying all the advertising & directional signage for the Annual Fun Run in September, but also supported them for Golf Days and other fundraising activities.  As a sponsor, not only do we get the 'feel good' factor for supporting such a worthwhile cause, but we also gained great coverage and advertisement for our business, that Lily Mae Foundation worked hard to promote in return.  I would have no hesitation in recommending anyone to work with Amy & Ryan.

At Irwin Mitchell, we are proud to support the special work that the Lily Mae Foundation do for bereaved families, having seen first-hand the fantastic support that they provide to our clients and those who need it most. Their specially trained and experienced counsellors, who know just what it means to suffer the heartache of losing a baby before, during or shortly after birth, are there to provide support for mums, dads siblings and grandparents. They also work tirelessly to raise funds for the work they do; from campaigning for awareness, to funding research, and providing memory boxes and cold cots when they are needed. We are delighted to work with the Lily Mae Foundation and to support their campaigns, regular family counselling days and fundraising activities and events, such as the annual Balsall Common Fun Run.

Supporting The Lily Mae Foundation was important to us at Virgin Media because it’s a very unspoken and taboo loss. Many people do not know what to say or how they can support somebody who has suffered such an awful experience. We have colleagues who have experienced the traumatic loss of a child and we felt this was a way of showing our support and giving something back to such a worthwhile charity.  Taking time out of work to Make the Memory Boxes to support parents and families experiencing baby loss was a small way to do this. Seeing the work this fantastic charity to was just incredible.

A few years ago, I was excited about a friend of mine from work, leaving to have her baby.  3 weeks later, I was completely shocked to hear the news that she had lost her baby at 40 weeks.  Her daughter had been stillborn.  Devastated for her and her family, I went home and shared the news, only to find out that my Mother in Law had a also had a stillborn baby before my Husband was born.  It made me realise that baby loss was happening a lot more than I was ever aware of, but was a subject rarely spoken about. I came across an opportunity to help pack memory boxes for the Lily Mae charity. Meeting Amy, Ryan and some of the other volunteers, a lot who had also lost babies themselves, completely opened my eyes to stillbirth.  I was shocked to learn the figures and statistics are still so high today. Amy & Ryan are so inspirational.  They have so much dedication, courage, commitment and passion to spread the word about still birth.  They offer amazing, personal support to families that are going through the most difficult time imaginable.

After working with Ryan and hearing about how the Lily Mae Foundation support Parents and Families that have been affected by the death of a baby, I knew that I wanted to volunteer to help   such a fantastic cause. Volunteering helps the charity in many ways. One way I have supported the charity is volunteering at their Annual Fun Run's which never fails to be a fun event with a great community spirit! It is very rewarding knowing that volunteering will ultimately be helping Parents and Families affected by Stillbirth.

When Ryan and Amy asked me to help them raise money for their charity, I was struck by the passion they understandably have for it. To experience such a loss would be devastating to most people but Ryan and Amy have been incredibly strong and also selfless. To dedicate their lives to helping other people in similar situations shows courage, empathy and altruism. I am honoured to help the Lily Mae Foundation in any way possible and I encourage others to do the same.

My husband and I tragically lost our son, Luke, at 20 weeks a couple of weeks ago.  He survived for 3 hours before passing away peacefully with both of us there with him. The staff at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham had showed us the memory box that you donate to them prior to his birth, but it was only afterwards that we were able to grasp quite what an amazing thing it is, and how much we will treasure it. The small touches like having two little bears, the memory card for the incredibly precious photos, and the prints for his hands and feet are all things that in the future we will be able to treasure and without your help we wouldn't have thought about or even considered for a minute doing them. There was a member of staff on duty the night we had Luke who was also a professional photographer who took some beautiful pictures for us – we’ve attached a couple. We strongly felt that we wanted something positive to come out of this tragic loss of life and as a result we set up a fundraising page in Luke’s memory to raise money for the Lily Mae Foundation. We have been overwhelmed by the generous response we have received and have raised over £2,200 to date. We wanted to let you know how grateful we are to the foundation for the support you provide to people in our situation.