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I’m swimming 100km November for families facing baby loss
On 28th March this year our very good friends Amy and Craig experienced the devastating loss of their son James, who was stillborn.
The agony of losing your baby is something I can only imagine and I know that what I imagine is still not even close to what Amy and Craig battle through each day, they are truly amazing.
The 15th October marks the end of baby loss awareness loss week, a time to remember those babies lost too soon and to raise awareness of the shattering impact of baby loss. Sands are a non-profit charity who support bereaved families like our friends, and we have seen first hand the incredible work they do.
Anna pointed out that Sands were doing a swim challenge in November to raise awareness and a bit of cash for the charity and I really wanted to do something to help out.
They suggested swimming 2k, 5k or 10k across the month but I thought, 'sod that, let's go crazy and stick another zero on there! So throughout November I've committed to swimming 100km. That's like swimming to Leeds down the Leeds-Liverpool canal only I'll be doing in a pool, thankfully. It means I'll be spending about 4 hours a day in the pool swimming to break it down. It's a lot, like.
If you're able to, I'd be thrilled if you can give this incredible charity a bit of money. If you can't afford to, a share of this post would be amazing, let's go big at the end of Baby Loss Awareness week.
So this one's for you, James.
Thanks for reading
Chris x
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£75
Pursehouse
£53.32
Paddy & Ellie
Good luck Chris! Thank you so much for doing this in memory of our beautiful nephew James and for such an amazing cause ❤️
£53.32
Mike X
good luck mate!!
£32.23
Jack Finnigab
Amazing cause and some effort!!!
£27.05
Carole Byrom
Well done Chris xx
£25
Jules Bennett
£25
Laura Gaskell
A lovely thing to do Chris. Proud of you, always. Good luck xxx
£21.84
Amy White
Amazing charity! Good Luck Chris, thinking of baby James xxx
£21.84
Robbie Fowler
£21.84
Jeanette Hankey
Wonderful gesture, good luck Chris.
£21.84
Adam Leyland
Keep going mate! Love Adam and Rose x
£21.84
Samantha Sparks
Amazing work Chris, well done!!
£20
Emma & Eli
For James, Ame & Craig 💙
£20
Rebecca Thorpe
£20
Stephanie Lindsay
£20
Natalie & Matty
£16.56
Gemma Williams
Good luck Chris! So sorry to read of the circumstances and wish beyond belief that no one ever has to experience such loss, so a fantastic charity to be doing this for. You can do it! Gemma, Lee and Camille x
£11.33
Lauren Hinton
This is amazing! Good luck Chris
£11.33
Cath Smithies
Good luck👏
£11.33
Daniel Causley
Good luck 28 Sleep! Great ideas and lovely cause
£11.33
Catherine Hunter
£11.33
Katie Byrne
£11.33
Christine Delea
£11.33
Joe Leyland
Well done Chris x
£10
Sian Williams
£8
Joseph Shooman
gwan lad
That’s a lot of swimming. Good grief.