A birthday gift...

Happy birthday to our beaming, gorgeous, happy, funny most intelligent little girl, MILLY-ROSE 🦋💙💫🪽

You are loved more than any words Mummy and Daddy could say, and so very very missed beautiful queen.

We hope that you have an amazing party up there big girl, with unicorns, rainbows and lots of free from chocolate 🍫 and all your favourite sweeties 💓🦋🎂💐✨️

For your birthday......

We have been blessed with Reuben's Retreat's support from only 8 short weeks after Milly gained her angel wings in 2023. A gorgeous sanctuary of support, nestled in the most beautiful green, open and and picturesque rolling hills of Glossop. The Retreat offers parents of children with complex medical needs the chance to relax, recharge and make special memories, and for parents like us who have suffered the loss of their child, the chance to be surrounded by understanding, community, and the chance to begin to rebuild slowly.

In honour of Milly-Rose's 9th birthday, together with all of your amazing support and fundraising, The Milly-Rose Stirrup Foundation has been able to donate £10,000 to a very special project at Reuben's Retreat. The next phase of their journey to complete the retreat, is to create apartments for both families creating memories, and a space for bereaved parents to stay away from home, rebuild and recharge in a safe space.

The money we have donated together will go towards making one of the apartments look just the part, ( very Milly indeed!) and we cant wait to keep you updated on the progress over the next couple of years!

“Reuben’s Retreat will be built on an army of love and compassionate hearts is something I always say. Throughout the work we carry out here at Reuben’s Retreat I am regularly in awe of how our bereaved parents navigate their journey’s together, but also how much compassion and empathy they show for each other, how they lean in when needed by a fellow parent of loss. It is truly remarkable to bear witness to. Milly-Rose’s parents have taken this to another level, in securing a donation that will sit within the beating heart of one of our bespoke apartments for families like theirs. Honouring their daughter’s birthday in such a special way is so moving and we are all incredibly grateful for this gift that will keep on giving for many many years to come. Thank you, Milly-Rose, for finding us, and for guiding your Mummy and Daddy along to find us too. It is such an honour to walk with you all” - Nicola Reuben’s Mummy.