05/02/2026
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💛 An open letter to our community 💚
To everyone reading this in Medway or Kent, take a moment to look around you.
Look around your office, your mum group, your school gate conversations, your football team.
There’s a very real chance that someone in your circle has needed the care of the Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit - whether for their own child, a niece, a nephew, a grandchild, or a close friend’s baby.
Often, these journeys happen quietly. Behind closed doors. In moments most people never see.
When you pause, you realise just how many families have spent time on the Unit - families for whom we have become part of their story, families who needed us during some of their toughest days.
It’s why specialist neonatal care matters. Why ongoing support matters. And why community awareness and understanding matter too.
The likelihood is there’s someone not too far from you who has needed our services - someone who fought a quiet battle.
When you pause and think about how many families are affected, it puts into perspective why our work matters. As a charity, we exist because we believe that in their earliest and toughest days of life, our tiny patients - and their families - should have the very best support and top-level services available to them.
Thank you for taking a moment to pause and reflect, and for being part of a community that helps ensure this care is here when it’s needed. 💛💚
