News
Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW), 9th – 15th October
Tomorrow marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week (#BLAW). More information can be found at https://babyloss-awareness.org There will be lots of posts and sharing across social media platforms from […] ...
World Cerebral Palsy Day
Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day. Some HIE events (not all) lead to a CP diagnosis. “We ask people around the world to come together to celebrate and support those […] ...
Parent panel feedback
The first request for our new Parent Panel was to review the leaflet written for parents/carers at the start of their HIE journey. This leaflet usually goes in our parent […] ...
Our fundraising champs!
We’d like to say a big “well done” to some of our recent fundraisers. There have been cycles, swims, standing on top of a plane, and even stepping out of […] ...
Peeps’ Ambassador receives British Citizen Award
It was great to see our Ambassador, Jade Kilduff, receive her British Citizen Award recently. You can read all about it here. ...
We’re nearly 3….
On the 9th August Peeps will be 3 years old – where does the time go? To help celebrate, we’ll be launching our virtual balloon race. It’s not too late […] ...
A record breaking July…
What a month (and it’s not even over yet!) – thanks to our new charity co-ordinators Liz and Michelle, over 100 parent packs have been sent out in July alone. […] ...
Would you like to be on our Parent Panel?
As a charity, we have grown over the last couple of years, and we’re always mindful to try and make sure we represent and support all HIE journeys, experiences and outcomes. […] ...
A day in the life of an unpaid carer
Thanks to Siani for sharing her blog (and beautiful picture), giving such an honest insight in to what family life can be like with a child who has additional needs. […] ...
Carers Week
This week is #CarersWeek. So many of our families also take on a Carer role, so we want to give a huge shout out for all you do. It can […] ...
Mental Health Awareness Week
Today sees the start of #mentalhealthawareness week. We al have mental health, and sometimes we need a bit of a helping hand to get it back on track. Since Peeps […] ...
A huge thank you!
A huge THANK YOU and well done to everyone who has taken part in Pledge for Peeps. In the last month, so much awareness of HIE has been raised, and […] ...
Wsparcie w języku polskim
Peeps to jedyna organizacja charytatywna w Wielkiej Brytanii zajmująca się wspieraniem osób dotkniętych przez HIE. HIE to skrót od angielskiego określenia „hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy”, które oznacza encefalopatię niedotlenieniowo-nie ...
Day by Day…
Day by Day: growing in awareness and understanding Following a traumatic birth and 23 minute resuscitation my son was alive, but only just. When hypoxia ischaemic encephalopathy (oxygen deprivation and […] ...
Happy New Year Poem
The journey we planned wasn’t to be The dream of you being placed on me Instead I heard ringing from the alarms Then there were doctors, midwives and my empty […] ...
ITV Borders
Spreading the word a bit at a time – thanks to ITV Border for helping raise awareness of HIE and inviting Peeps on to say a few words. You can […] ...
Here’s the thing about HIE…
Just one week to go until HIE Awareness Day! We’d love as many people to be involved as possible, spreading the word about HIE and helping us reach more families. […] ...
To all the mums in NICU
With Mother’s Day almost upon us, we wanted to share this open letter to anyone who may be in #NICU at the moment, whatever their journey. Please feel free to […] ...
Spreading a little sunshine!
If you’re looking to spread a little sunshine, and let’s face it we could all do with some at the mo, why not head over to our online shop where […] ...
Covid Vaccines for Carers
Those who receive Carer’s Allowance can book their Covid vaccine online: https://www.nhs.uk/…/book-coronavirus-vaccination/… If you’re a carer but don’t receive the allowance, make sure you notify your GP that you have […] ...