Kerrie Clark

I’m taking part in Sands Ribbon Run

For Ribbon Run 2026, I’m going to be completing a 10K walk with one of my best friends, to honour and celebrate the lives of the babies we’ve both so painfully lost.

There are no words that can really explain what it feels like to lose a baby. The future you imagined disappears in an instant, and you’re left trying to make sense of a loss that never feels like it should have happened.

These babies may not have had the chance to grow up, but they were loved. They were wanted. They were already a part of our lives, and they always will be.

So this 10K is for them.

For the little lives we didn’t get to hold for long enough.
For the memories we never got the chance to make.
For the birthdays, cuddles and milestones we’ll never get to see.
For the love that never got the chance to end.

I’m doing this because I want to honour my baby, rather than only remember the pain of losing them. I want to be able to talk about them, remember them and carry their memory with me.

I also hope that, somehow, walking those 10 kilometres will help me take a few steps towards finding some kind of peace. I know grief doesn’t have an ending, and I don’t expect one walk to magically make things easier. But maybe I can learn to carry the loss differently.

Every step will be for them. 🤍

For the babies we love.
For the babies we miss.
For the babies who will never be forgotten. 🎀

I’ve committed to taking part in Sands Ribbon Run which takes place during Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) for every much-loved baby sadly not here today.

Sands ensure that everyone affected by the loss of a baby gets the support they need and deserve when facing the toughest of times. They campaign for change, provide training for midwives and healthcare professionals, and support research so that fewer babies die and so that less families experience the tragedy of losing their baby. Anything you are able to donate means so much.

Thank you.