In February 2026, our beautiful baby boy Senan was stillborn at St. Mary's Hospital, Oxford Rd.

This horrific period of our lives has been made a little easier as we had the privilege of using an Abi cooling cot. This special refrigerated cot allowed us to spend some cherished time with Senan, helping us to grieve and create memories with him that we will never forget.

In the last year, St Mary's has supported over 180 families who, like us, have experienced stillbirths and we wish to support them in doing this.

With the help of family and friends, we are aiming to fundraise for Abigail’s Footsteps to purchase two additional Abi Cooling cots for the hospital, which are unfortunately needed by the maternity and NICU departments. Each cooling cot costs £3,000.

We plan to do this through a variety of physical challenges throughout the year.

We completed the Salford Quays Triathlon in August 2026.

Now, Tony O'Connor (Eoghan's Dad) is set to complete his first ever half marathon in September 2026!

Any additional funds that we manage to raise, will go towards training health care practitioners to support bereaved families.

For more information on Abigail's Footsteps and the important work they do - https://abigailsfootsteps.co.uk/

Thank you for your support!

Ruth & Eoghan