So this is us with our beautiful daughter Poppy Victoria Eagle earlier this year, we love a ball and any opportunity to dress up!

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On 7/8/24 our lives changed forever when Poppy's heart stopped suddenly and unexpectedly.

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Steadfast efforts at home and by emergency services were unsuccessful. Our beautiful daughter, with no symptoms, no known cardiac problems, apparently fit and healthy, regular gym goer, passionate fashion student at University of the Arts London, kind and beautiful, Poppy found beauty in all that she did.

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Poppy's Light Foundation

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Our vision is to support any child or young person struggling or feeling alone.

Poppy’s light will shine on in adversity, in trauma, in bereavement, working with families through holistic activities and include funding for well being experiences and items to improve children’s lived experience and bring happiness.

Our purpose will advance health care in our region through targeted grass roots and school-based screening of cardiac abnormalities for children and young people aged 14-21. It is estimated as many as 1 in 300 children and young people have a silent undiagnosed heart condition, it is our pledge to raise awareness of young and unexplained cardiac deaths so that screening may enable the detection and management of cardiac conditions to prevent death and further deterioration of the heart, for lives to be lived wholly and to the full, without fear.

My purpose as charity founder is to support existing services and bring new services to advance health and wellbeing for children and young people.

My chosen trustees are skilled in Strategic planning, and my own background is in public health. Additional patrons have a focus on the arts after trauma. My passion and love for the NHS lives on, I miss my enormous work family, I acknowledge, a service delivering in ever challenging circumstances. I seek to close the gap in bereavement services for siblings. Research informs us that losing your sibling in childhood is equivocal to losing your child.

There is a significant gap in service provision for bereaved children in our region. In addition, we also have the highest proportion of children being exploited nationally, highest rates of parents facing addiction and generational trauma, compounded by the highest number of children nationally living in temporary accommodation.

Currently since August, we have raised a staggering £18, 921 in support of bringing joy to children when they need it most.

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Charity’s Purpose

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Poppy’s Light Foundation will offer support to children through holistic interventions. With an additional advancing health offer to prevent young sudden cardiac deaths in our region through awareness, screening and research, and support for affected families.