December 5, 2023 6.30 pm This story is over 6 months old

Lincolnshire mum dedicated to turning family tragedy into tangible change

A recent Westminster debate saw Helen’s campaign receive cross-party support
Helen Blythe set up the Benedict Blythe Foundation in 2022, a year after her son (right) passed away from suspected food anaphylaxis. | Photo: Benedict Blythe Foundation
By Local Democracy Reporter

Two years after her five-year-old son died of a suspected food anaphylaxis, a mum from Stamford is using the foundation she set up in her little boy’s name to raise awareness of the dangers around allergies in schools.

It’s December 1, 2021. The Blythe family in Stamford are preparing for another Christmas together. The household consisted of mum and dad Helen and Pete, along with their two young children Benedict, who was 5, and Etta, 2 at the time.

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