On Sunday 01 March 2009 – I found myself in a situation that I had been in twice before, my wife Lynsay had started having contractions and was going into labour … and very quickly. Fortunately for us this could not have been timed any more perfectly unless it had been planned & Scheduled months in advance … our good friend Gaz had popped in as he was passing by so we had a lift … our other friends Jason & Amy had been at our house randomly visiting also, Amy happened to be our midwife during this pregnancy, which was handy at that moment in time particularly!
Finally, Lynsay’s sister Kayleigh had collected our 2 sons Jordan & Cole as she was having them at her house for the evening, cos the boys love Aunty KayKay! So we didn’t have to worry about the boys, we had a lift to the hospital that is 1 mile away from our home and our midwife was on hand – perfect!
We got to the hospital and Lynsays labour began very quickly and our 3rd son Charlie Hambleton was born, sadly we did not have time to enjoy that moment as our baby was not breathing and was rushed upon by medical staff at Glan Clwyd Hospital who tried to resuscitate him for over 40 minutes, as Lynsay and I could do nothing but hold each other, praying that we could hear our son cry for the first time. Charlie didn’t make it, the doctors, nurses and medical staff tried for a long time, and were genuinely as heart broken as we were, and we both know how hard they fought to save our little boy.
The following morning we were presented with a shoebox sized, colourful box by the nurses. Inside it contained items to remember Charlie by, a box to put a lock of his hair in, hand and foot print of Charlie, something we will treasure forever more than anything, a teddy bear, knitted cap, a disposable camera as well as a number of comforting words of support and leaflets and brochures of support groups that specialise in trying to help grieving parents. This box remains on our shelf in our living room, with a teddy bear perched on top of it with Charlie’s hand and foot print framed next to it. Charlie’s box contains the only memories we have of our little boy, and would like to thank Joshua’s Mum & Dad for having the heart to provide this service, and for that reason both Lynsay and I have spoke about giving something back to Joshua’s Boxes, so that they can carry on providing their Boxes to hospitals across the North West, and hopefully the entire UK – the demand is there, however greater funding is needed in order to deal with the need for their service.
Britannia Wrestling Promotions will offer proceeds from their future shows to Joshuas Boxes as well as having the facility through this website to donate directly, remember every penny really does count … but pounds help more 
Steve Saxon
Founder BWP
If you prefer to use internet/high street banking to donate:
Lloyds TSB
Colwyn Bay Branch
Joshua’s Boxes™
Account no. 01116092
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