Gary Griffin

50km for Love, Loss, and Remembrance

This May, I’ll be taking on the 50km SANDS fundraiser — not just as a physical challenge, but as something deeply personal.

I’m walking in memory of siblings I never had the chance to meet. Lives that existed, were loved, and are still part of my story, even in their absence. Their loss shaped my family in ways that aren’t always visible, but are always felt.

I’m also walking for people in my life who have experienced the unimaginable pain of losing a baby during pregnancy. For a close friend who carries that grief every day. For my mother, who endured that same heartbreak — a loss that no parent should ever have to face, yet so many quietly do.

Pregnancy and baby loss is something that often goes unspoken. It lives in silence, in “what ifs,” in anniversaries remembered privately, and in the strength it takes just to keep going. SANDS provides support, understanding, and a space where that grief is acknowledged and held with care  and that’s why this matters so much to me.

These 50 kilometres will be for them. For the babies who were loved before they were even born. For the parents who carry both love and loss in the same breath. For the conversations we’re still learning how to have.

Every step will be a reminder that these lives mattered. They still matter.

If you’re able to support, share, or simply take a moment to reflect, it means more than you might realise.

Thank you for helping me honour them.