Article Provided by Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice
Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice’s brand-new Light up the Lake appeal is offering people the chance to celebrate someone who’s brightened up their life by dedicating a candle-lit lantern in their name. Whether it’s paying tribute to those who are no longer with us, or celebrating those who’ve been a light in the darkness this past year, it’s the perfect way to help your local children’s hospice while remembering someone special.
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ach lantern will join many others cast across the water on September 18th at Manver’s Lake, Wath-upon-Dearne. While Bluebell Wood would love supporters to join them there on the night to witness this stunning spectacle. For those who’d rather not attend the ceremony in person, there will be a ‘virtual’ alternative so they can see their dedication floated out onto the lake under the setting sun. You can make a dedication here www.bluebellwood.org/lake. Anne and Eliot Squires, who said their heartbreaking final goodbyes to their baby boy at Bluebell Wood, will be dedicating their lantern to Wulfric. 36
Wulfric was born at 33 weeks, but just days after he was born, the family had to make the impossible decision to take him to Bluebell Wood.
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Bluebell Wood really is a beautiful place and I can’t thank them enough for giving us the chance to say a proper goodbye to our little boy.
Anne said: “We drove down the drive to the hospice surrounded by all the woodland and greenery; and it was almost like walking into someone’s home. A very warm, homely and friendly place.
“Our room was set up perfectly for us and we could finally take Wulfric out of the incubator for cuddles. Then they took all his tubes out, and it took him 1hr
