On a wet morning in Oldham town centre, pensioner Alan Ingham takes shelter in a nearby shop door as he waits for his wife Margaret to go about her daily errands.
20.07.2022 - 15:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A dad has walked 180 miles from London to Manchester in searing heat in memory of a daughter he never knew. Ben Moorhouse did the journey in 55 hours - with no sleep.
His inspiration was his child, Kallipateira, who was stillborn in May 2018, two weeks before she was due. Since then with the help of a specialist centre at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, he and his partner, Gaynor Thompson, have become proud parents to a son, Apollon.
He made the epic trek to raise funds for Tommy's Stillbirth Research Centre, based at the hospital. For the final 20 miles of the walk he was joined every step of the way by Professor Alexander Heazell from the unit.
So far Ben has received donations of £4,200 but hopes to reach £10,000. "It was an unbelievable journey. It was a lot tougher mentally than I expected. It wasn't so much the weather that got to me but the sleep deprivation," said Ben.
He and Alexander were greeted by staff when they reached St Mary's. "It was a wonderful gesture by Alex to join me at Buxton. He was suffering too near the end but his presence spurred me on. Alex was exhausted but we were there for each other."
As reported in the Manchester Evening News after the desolation of losing their daughter more trauma was to follow for Gaynor and Ben. Gaynor became pregnant again, but at nine weeks had a miscarriage in May 2019. But from these crushing experiences would come "a miracle".
The couple launched their own charity to help save babies lives through research and support other parents who have experienced the death of a baby.
They met Professor Heazell who agreed to manage any future pregnancy which Gaynor had. When she did he put her on a cocktail of drugs to keep the placenta strong as he had discovered that a
On a wet morning in Oldham town centre, pensioner Alan Ingham takes shelter in a nearby shop door as he waits for his wife Margaret to go about her daily errands.
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