Melitta Snell

I figured I'd share why I've decided to walk/run the Oct 5K for Sands.

November 2025 featured a particularly cruel week for me and my lil family. My father-in-law passed away suddenly on the Mon night/Tues, just a few days before my son's 8th Birthday on the Thursday, by the Saturday i was doing what had always been unthinkable to me, taking pills to terminate. Pre-existing uterine fibroids had grown considerably during the first trimester, one was blocking my cervix and another was wedged right next to the baby's sack and coupled with other health concerns, keeping was proving increasingly impossible. The agony I endured for 7hrs that night whilst in the throes of grief and holding it all together for my boy were enough for me to advocate for sterilisation (something i had already asked for before the pregnancy occurred) and I'm still happy with that decision but so many women push on after loss trying desperately for a rainbow baby to complete their family, heal the heartbreak so im signing up for them. For me. For my beautiful Seed 🥹