The parents of a beautiful baby boy who only survived two weeks say their son will leave a "wonderful legacy".
Elaine Neary, 37, and John Connolly, 36, said they had two "wonderful" weeks with their son, Fionn, before he died on May 4.
It is hoped Fionn's memory will live on as they are raising funds in his name for the devoted hospital staff who cared for all three of them during his short life.
While Elaine and John were expecting Fionn, they were told at 20 weeks that there were complications to do with the structure of his heart.
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Elaine told the ECHO: "The pregnancy itself was going pretty well, but we found out at our 20-week scan that there were structural problems with his heart, but it was very hard for them to tell us exactly what.
"They were giving us a range of options, from saying they could make good repairs to them saying it might not be corrected fully, to not (corrected) at all and unfortunately that's the outcome we got in the end.
"So during our pregnancy we just tried to keep hopeful that they would be able to operate, but unfortunately when he was born and they were able to look in more detail, there wasn't an option for surgery.
"His heart was complex. We were willing to do whatever option he needed, but we weren't given that option as his condition was inoperable."
Elaine said the support and help they were given by NHS and care staff during this difficult time was "touching".
She said: "They were really caring. They cared for Fionn as if he was theirs, we really felt like they cared for him, and us too."
Elaine said staff were able to make sure the family were able to make "every memory possible" while they were in hospital.
She added: "Things like that really touched us."
In Fionn's name, it's hoped money can be raised for Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and Claire House Liverpool.
Since starting the page, the couple have seen an outpouring of generosity as more than £10k has been raised already.
Elaine said: "Everyone's been really generous, we didn't expect that much at all.
"We were happy to raise whatever we could, so we're delighted money is going back to the charities and they can help other families as well.
"The support is lovely and greatly appreciated."
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Writing on the page, Elaine said the money raised would be split evenly between the three organisations.
She wrote: "Thank you so much to everyone for your kind generous donations that helped us to raise over £10,000 for charities.
"This support for Fionn will help other families with this money raised, which is a wonderful legacy for Fionn."
John and Elaine's GoFundMe page can be found here.
