A MUM who hoped to raise £100 to thank staff at the neonatal ward where her son spent 100 days has tripled her total. 

Joss Frazer raised more than £300 for Southampton Hospitals Charity in honour of her son William, who turns four next month. 

Joss ran the Romsey Relay Marathon community fundraiser at Broadlands with colleagues from Southampton-based Meachers Global Logistics. 

The fleet administrator for Meachers wanted to do something to give back to the neonatal ward that supported her during William's birth. 

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She said: "My son, who’s about to turn four in August, was born 14 weeks’ premature and the complication started whilst I was at work. I went from work in an ambulance to Southampton General and he was delivered by emergency C-section.

"I had to have a blood transfusion and he was in the neonatal ward for 100 days before we were able to bring him home. The care we received was extraordinary. The staff were incredible – they cared for us to a level that I wasn’t expecting.

"I’ve been looking for a way to give back and this was a small way of showing my appreciation to the staff. We set up a JustGiving page with a target of £100, but we managed to raise £316."

Six people from Meachers took part in the 26-mile relay race, all from different departments of the business, ranging from administration and marketing to warehousing and transport planning.

Some run in their spare time, while others had never done anything like this before. For Joss, taking part through work and with the support of her colleagues made it even more special.

She added: "Obviously, I was very unexpectedly and suddenly not at work for over a year, and at no point was I made to feel anything other than supported.

"Coming back to work was made easy for me. I really felt that I was able to ignore everything else and just focus on our care and wellbeing.

"Being able to do this with a team from Meachers and raise money for this charity meant a lot. We’re already looking to next year to see if we can improve our running time and raise even more money."