Fintan O’Malley raised thousands of pounds in memory of his special daughter, Millie, who was born prematurely and received care in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Millie was born prematurely at week 22 and 6 days, weighing just 486g, and bravely fought to be with her parents, Fintan and Becca, in NICU for 33 days.

Fintan’s extraordinary fundraising challenge saw him embark on a 330km ultramarathon run around the West Pennine Moors, battling stormy conditions and a total elevation the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest.

Fintan and his partner Becca also had a community of supporters around them to help raise more than £40,000 for specialist neonatal equipment to help families in the future.

“Millie was perfect, she was beautiful with a perfect little nose and perfect little toes, but she was also a little fighter.

“Millie dealt with so much in her short life and had a big personality that captivated the hearts of everyone. We are so proud of our little angel and are forever grateful that she chose us to be her parents.

“This unit, who so lovingly looked after Millie, gave us 33 precious days with our daughter before she moved on to the next part of her journey.

“Babies born in this unit who use the equipment bought in Millie’s memory may one day become parents themselves, and as long as that bloodline continues, so will Millie’s legacy.”