As you know, we are taking part in the Wear Red for Heart Heroes fundraising campaign next Friday,  9^th February.  To help raise awareness, Amy from the Heart Heroes charity is joining us for an assembly to tell us more about the fantastic work they do.

We would like to invite parents to this assembly on Wednesday 7^th February at 2.30pm.  Please join us if you can.

Read Leo’s story below:

“Leo was diagnosed with a single hole in his heart at our 20 week scan.  We were told that this would not need surgery or any intervention but that he would be monitored through pregnancy just in case.  Nothing else was picked up.  When he was 2 days old, his feet were still blue-ish and I could just sense something wasn’t right.  Mothers instinct. I pushed for an echo as I just knew something wasn’t right.  After the scan Leo was taken to intensive care and we were told that Leo had 4 complex heart conditions and needed open heart surgery to save his life. He was transferred from St Michael’s to Bristol Children’s Hospital when he was 6 days old and had his first open heart surgery the next day; on his due date. Massimo Caputo was his surgeon and we could never begin to thank him enough for saving Leo’s life. Leo kept getting infections in his wound which required further surgeries and a 2 month stay in hospital. We were finally allowed home with a picc line and nurses once a day. Our son is now 2 and is the craziest, loudest, most amazing little boy.  We’re also considering making him a big brother soon – something which I never thought would be possible, because of our journey with Leo”.