North Tees Mackenzie Thorpe hospital art ‘reflects baby’s legacy’

Angelo’s family were moved to the Snowdrop Suite, a space for bereaved families at North Tees.

They were also given a memory box donated by baby loss charity 4Louis, which contained two small knitted blue hearts.

Both hearts were kept with Angelo until the day of his funeral.

Afterwards, his parents kept one of the hearts and Angelo kept the other.

A poem called Little Snowdrops is displayed in the suite, and Angelo’s grandad Andrew Smith said it, along with the blue hearts, “gave the family comfort and strength during a time of genuine heartbreak and utter sadness”.

“I remembered how deeply the work of Mackenzie Thorpe resonated with me, so we reached out in the hope that Mackenzie may consider a commission,” he said.

“And thankfully, Mackenzie and his family said yes.”