Spoiler - VERY VERYsad NYE Eastenders

[Portofino]

I get regular emails from FSID after doing some donations. Had this one today:

Popular BBC soap, Eastenders, will shortly feature a cot death story when Ronnie Mitchell?s baby dies on New Year?s Eve.

We have worked with script writers to advise on SIDS risk factors, bereavement and the involvement of health professionals and the police.

The Helpline will operate extended opening hours following the New Year?s Eve programme:

31 December 6pm-10pm
1 January 10am-10pm
2 January 6pm-10pm
3 January 6pm-10pm
4 January 10am ? 6pm (regular Helpline hours resume)

The Helpline number is 0808 802 6868 but you are also welcome to email [email protected] . We will respond to emails from Tuesday 4 January. If you prefer to have contact with other bereaved parents online or if the phonelines are very busy you may like to visit our discussion forum or our

The latest Eastenders so-called "storyline" between Cat and Ronnie is disgusting in the extreme.

It is gratuitous, nonsensical and vile and bears no relation to reality. The script writer must either be immature and inexperienced or only concerned with ill-advised viewer ratings.

My heart goes out to anyone who has suffered the reality of cot death.

Eastenders producers have not only lowered the bar beyong visibility, they have shot themselves to kingdom come. SHAME ON YOU!