Yahoooo!  I've done it!  

400m swim, 18k bike ride and 5k run.

I look Emma's advice and tried to fly like the wind... I certainly made it in much quicker time than I had anticipated. Jules and the kids were waiting for me at the bike finish when I was actually crossing the overall finishing line!  

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has contributed, you have all been so generous and it made a big difference knowing you were all behind me.  THANK YOU.

Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, will I know be very pleased.

Sands was set up in 1978 and has supported bereaved parents coping with the death of their babies ever since. They were very supportive to Jules and me and so I felt it was time to give something back.

 Incredibly in the UK today, in spite of medical advances, many parents continue to have their lives turned upside down by the death of their baby. 17 babies a day are stillborn or die within the first twenty eight days of life.

 Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby and is working to improve the quality of care and services provided to bereaved parents and their families.  Not only that, but they are also promoting changes in antenatal practice and funding research that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives.

 If you are interested in finding out more about their work, please take a look at their website www.uk-sands.org/

 Thanks again so much for your support,

 Marita xx

 

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