I’m walking 100K in September for my son Sage
Sage was born sleeping at 22 weeks on the 19th March 2026.
My partner Charlotte and I started our IVF journey in January 2025. We sadly lost our first baby to a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks 6 days, before becoming pregnant with Sage. After everything we’d already been through, reaching 20 weeks with a healthy, thriving little boy felt huge. We genuinely thought we were finally going to bring our baby home.
Then, at 22 weeks, everything changed.
Early one morning, my waters broke unexpectedly (PPROM) and I suffered a cord prolapse. Sage was still alive when we reached hospital, but sadly he died shortly afterwards. I gave birth to our beautiful little boy, weighing 540g, at 9.44pm that evening.
We’re still incredibly early in our grief and learning how to live with a future that looks very different from the one we had imagined. But one thing Charlotte and I have known from the beginning is that we want to keep saying his name. We want people to know that Sage was here, that he is loved beyond words, and that he will always be our son.
So this September, I’m walking 100 kilometres for him.
I’m doing it for Sage, for the baby we lost before him, and for every family who has had to leave hospital without their baby.
I’m raising money for Sands, who support families through pregnancy and baby loss, campaign for change, train healthcare professionals and fund research to help save babies’ lives.
If you’re able to donate, no matter how much, I would be so grateful. Every donation will help Sands be there for another family facing something no parent should ever have to experience.
And every single one of those 100 kilometres will be for my boy.
For Sage. Always.
