This year I will be completing various 10k and half marathon events, all leading up to the Manchester Marathon in April 2026, to raise much needed funds for The Worst Girl Gang Ever Foundation which exists to provide vital support and resources to those navigating pregnancy and baby loss, and infertility.

In July 2022 I was almost half way through my third pregnancy when a routine antenatal appointment resulted in a trip to hospital for an emergency scan. I lay on the bed whilst the sonographer silently scanned me and turned the screen out of view. A second sonographer entered the room to check the images on the screen. Then came the words “I’m so sorry Nikola, your baby no longer has a heart beat.” I felt the ground fall out from beneath me and internally I was screaming but realised that no sound left my mouth. I was rushed upstairs away from the pregnant women and sounds of new born babies filling the corridors and sat in a counselling room to meet a consultant who would explain the next steps. The rest of that day is a blur. It didn’t feel real, and I knew I would have to go home and tell my girls that we were no longer going to bring a baby home.

The next day I was admitted to the snowdrop suite at Wythenshawe hospital where I was cared for by specialist bereavement midwives. Labour was induced, and on 24th July 2022, our tiny, but perfectly formed baby girl, Lily, was delivered. Unlike the joyous and noisy arrivals of her sisters, her entrance was still and silent.

At a time of enormous grief and despair The Worst Girl Gang Ever made me feel less alone. Their online support group was a place to talk to other people who knew what I was going through. The release of The Worst Girl Gang Ever book in August 2022 was exactly what I needed and gave me a glimmer of hope through the darkness.

My aim is to raise funds to help The Worst Girl Gang Ever Foundation achieve their goal: “We want to live in a world where the experiences of miscarriage, baby loss and infertility are understood and support is accessible and widely available. We support the emotional and physical wellbeing of those with these experiences. We welcome you, with heavy hearts and open arms.”