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Mia Nilan

2026 Ribbon Run Virtual

Help Mia raise 1000!

1 in 4 💔

The club you never want to be in, and yet so many of us are 💔 

At the end July 2026, we joined the world’s worst club. I will never forget the short time we got to know our baby and the complete joy we felt, which was made all the more cruel by the utter heartbreak that followed. We are still learning to live with the weight of what should have been. 

There are some losses that language was never built to hold. The kind of loss that changes your very sense of being - there is a version of me before that day, and a version of me after. Some days, I don’t understand how they can be the same person. 

The truth is, they aren’t. 

Miscarriage is an incredibly lonely and isolating place. Many women often carry this tremendous pain in silence. Unfortunately, there is still a taboo around speaking openly about pregnancy loss, leaving many women to feel alone during the worst days of their lives. 

And yet almost everyone has been affected by it - whether through their own loss, or that of a friend, sister, parent, or colleague.

The only thing that got me through the past 2 months, other than my husband, family, close friends, and 2 much-needed escapes to the sun, is hearing and sharing experiences with other loss mums. 

Just knowing that you aren’t alone does give some strange sort of comfort and hope on the stormiest days ❤️‍🩹 Speaking out is so important and I feel so strongly that this taboo needs to change. So despite feeling incredibly vulnerable in sharing this, I hope that sharing our story helps someone feel even slightly less alone  🫶🏼

So how can we change things?

This weekend, I will be running the Cardiff Half Marathon to raise money for SANDS, an incredible charity that supports families through their darkest storms and funds essential research so fewer families have to experience this tragedy. 

Unfortunately, the care and support many women receive is, to put it bluntly, shocking. They are often left to support themselves through one of the most heartbreaking, physically and emotionally difficult experiences of their life. Too often women have their losses minimised and are made to feel like a nuisance for wanting basic medical care during a traumatic life event. 

We need to change this. 

Thankfully there are charities like Tommys and SANDS fighting for better. 

Every single loss matters and love and grief cannot be measured in weeks 🤍

I’ve also committed to taking part in the Sands Ribbon Run, which takes place during Baby Loss Awareness week (9-15 October). I’ll be running a 5k with other loss mums on 10 October 🤍

Why your donation matters…

£20 - could provide a bereaved family with a memory box to help create and keep safe precious and lasting memories of their baby.

£35 - could answer a call from someone reaching out for support who has been through pregnancy loss or the death of a baby.

£100 - could help ensure every hospital in the UK has a dedicated Sands volunteer to help healthcare professionals access our training, guidance and support.


If you can spare anything at all, I’d be so grateful 🤍

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Sunday 4th Oct

Cardiff Half finisher! 🥇

Sunday 4th Oct
Cardiff half 2026 ☑️ 
2:41:18 🤍

That was mentally, physically and emotionally very tough but I got to the end 💪🏼 This race was all about survival, which is what the past few months have been for us. And what pregnancy and baby loss is like for so many families suffering through.

 I am so proud to have done it after everything we’ve been through, but I’m so glad it’s over! 

So incredibly grateful for all the support, donations and lovely messages this past week - an huge thank you and lots of love to all the people who have opened up and shared their stories with me. I’ve been completely overwhelmed by all the love. 

That’s what this is all about and I’m in awe that we will have raised £900 (my husband is going to round it up to the nearest hundred 🥰) - that money will make a real difference to so many families going through this 🤍

Baby N and Jaxon - that one was for you. You carried me through 🤍

Race day eve!

Saturday 3rd Oct
It’s officially one more sleep until the Cardiff Half! I took our dog Reggie to Roath lake for a little stretch of the legs, have carb loaded up and had a long soak in the tub ready for the morning. I can’t quite believe we’ve nearly hit £800 😍🙌🏼 an incredible amount for an amazing charity. I’m nervous about tomorrow but also excited to get out there and do Baby N and Jaxon proud - forever in our hearts 💕

£600 in less than 24 hours!

Thursday 1st Oct
Wow, I’m so overwhelmed with the love, support and generosity people have shown.

We have raised over £600 for Sand’s in less than 24 hours - I’m so incredibly grateful. 

To put that into perspective, that’s enough to fund any of the following: 

🩷 25 memory boxes enabling bereaved parents to make precious memories with their babies, or;
🩷 allows our specially trained Bereavement support services team to answer 14 calls from parents reaching out after the death of their baby 
🩷 three full days of bereavement care training for healthcare professionals and NHS staff
🩷 could keep a local peer support group with specially trained befrienders running for three months   

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far 🫶🏼

Tuesday 29th Sep

Thank you to my Sponsors

£21

Anonymous

£1k! Incredible!

£20

Hannah

£12.25

Luisa

A huge well done, so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your story 🫶🏼

£25

Anonymous

Smashed it! Well done!

£22

Zoe

Well done Amelia! x

£71

Conor Nilan

🤍🤍🤍

£12.25

Becki Miller

Good luck darling! Love you lots x

£10

Hannah Clay

For the little ones who are gone, but will always be loved and never forgotten 🤍

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Alys John

For all the babies in the stars x

£33.83

Agnes Nilan

You will smash it pet xx Enjoy the run xx

£6.56

Anita

Good luck!

£23.45

Dawn

Sending all the love in the world Mia … I’m sure you will smash it … 🥰… Dawnie and Mike xxx

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Ann Hawkins

Good Luck! You are a very brave lady to share your story and absolutely right when you say the feelings and emotions are far reaching. Don’t worry if you can’t run it - just amble! You’re doing it, that’s the main thing.

£23.45

Neil Biles

£6.56

Niamh Mccarthy

£12.25

Victoria Vaughan

£10

Jane A

Your eloquence, bravery and positive impact on others is inspiring. Big hugs for your loss x Loads of luck for the run!

£10

Jason Howell

Good luck for Sunday.

£28.44

Caroline Mcnamara

❤️❤️

£17.89

Jess J

Best of luck Mia 🤍

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Matt O

£12.25

Katie H

I'm so sorry for your loss, Amelia. This is such a worthy cause - I really hope the run goes well.

£12.25

Tracie Williams

All the best Mia - I admire your bravery 🩷 Xxx

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Zara Gaspar

A wonderful cause and charity we wish no one had a need for. Lots of love!

£10

Jenna

Good luck Mia - Proud of you girl ❤️

£109.25

Chris Jones

With all our love Mum & Dad xxxx

£25

Ali Brown

Good on you Mia. A great cause. Xxx

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Anonymous

£10

Chloe Devereux

Good luck Mi! Love you lots x

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Anonymous

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Rachel Jones

Well done beautiful girl 💕 an amazing charity to raise awareness of 💕

£15

Anica Whitmore

So proud of you, such an amazing cause ❤️ xx

£33.83

Ciaran

£25

Bea Bloom

Smash it Mi! Proud of you xxx

£6.56

Katie G

Such a great thing to do and for such a worthy cause! Best of luck with the run. x

£20

Angharad

You got this gal! Proud of you and love you always

£50

Charlotte And Louis Brown

Smash it Mi🩷 x

£23.45

Lowri Silver

With you every step of the way ❤️ 🌈

£10

Cyrus Navvabi

Good luck you'll smash it

£6.56

Sophie Leman

£20

Bea Crowley

£12.25

Jess G

I’m so sorry for your loss, and I think you’re incredibly brave to share your story in this way.

£25

Woody

£28.44

Lauren

Proud to be friends with such a force like you, love you!!

£12.25

Britt

Good luck Mia! xx

£25

Lara

So strong will be thinking of you and our beautiful babies love you ❤️

£10

Amelia Nilan