Hayes man's charity run for Tommy's

A HUSBAND from Hayes is raising money for a baby charity after five of his close family members and friends suffered miscarriages in the last six years.

Dean Griffin, 26, of Larch Crescent, Hayes, will be running just over 13 miles at the Silverstone race track near Northampton on March 15 and hopes to raise at least £500 for Tommy's, a charity which offers support to mothers who have experienced miscarriages or still births and researches into the causes for this.

Mr Griffin said: "I've seen the distress it has caused my cousins, aunts and uncles, some of whom have been very young when it happened to them, and I just want to do something to help. Doctors have not been able to tell my relatives why it's happened, and it's happened to family members on both sides.That's why I want to support a charity that is trying to research into the causes.

"When a woman has a miscarriage the whole body still thinks she is going through a pregnancy, so it's very difficult. Even if a woman has a miscarriage after just two months, she still has to have an operation to remove the fetus.

"I got married two years ago to my wife, Emma, we've been together for nine years and we'll be looking to have our own family soon, so I want to help to prevent this from happening to other couples."

To support Dean visit www.tommys.org/deans-marathon-challenge