So I am running a half marathon, yes me...a half marathon! This is a huge challenge for me but nowhere near as hard and challenging as the heartbreak of losing a child, something my family unfortunately know too much about.

Where to begin...having been through IVF and finding out I was pregnant in November 2020 I did not think I could be happier...I was wrong! When my sister told me she was also pregnant and our babies would only be weeks apart I was over the moon, I just could not believe I would get to do this journey with my best friend...and drink wine during mat leave! When Tillie was born in August Ceri and Billy were straight round for practice as Rufi was only weeks away.

I cannot describe the feeling of getting that message from Ceri to tell me we had lost him, I say we as he is very much a part of my family. I collapsed but I knew I had to be there when he was born and whatever feelings I was feeling I could not imagine their pain. He was perfect with a mop of red hair and perfect fingers and toes.

The amazing legacy Ceri and Billy have created for my gorgeous nephew astounds me every day and I could not be prouder. Cuddle cots provide families with the gift of time and without it I would not have got to spend precious time with my nephew.

This is for you Rufi...Auntie LaLa loves you to the moon and back...second star to the right and straight on till morning wild one xx