On Saturday 30th April myself and 9 of our family and close friends will be taking part in the Yorkshire Warrior, a 30 obstacle, 10 mile course. We will be raising money for The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust which is a charity close to Ruth and I's heart. Here is why....

Our story: In August 2015, my wife Ruth and I were getting excited about expecting our first baby. Unfortunately, at 9 weeks Ruth lost the baby in what we initially believed was a miscarriage. 10 days later from when we first realised we were losing the baby Ruth collapsed in hospital. Her blood pressure had dropped to 70/40 and she was bleeding internally. Ruth was rushed into emergency surgery where the consultants found that her right fallopian tube had ruptured as a result of an ectopic pregnancy. She had her right tube removed and had to have a blood transfusion as she had lost 3 pints of blood. Ruth then spent 24 hours in intensive care. Her tube had ruptured 10 days previously and through 5 hospital trips in those 10 days this was left completely undetected and put down to a 'pregnancy in an unknown location'. If it wasn't for some fast-acting doctors and consultants then who knows where would have been today. It was hard enough losing a baby but to then see my wife in a life-threatening situation, have her right fallopian tube removed and spend 24 hours in intensive care made it truly traumatic. We are both coping ok now, the past 7 months have been horrendous but we are looking to the future. We really hope you help us raise as much money as we can for the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust who do great work in raising awareness of this potentially life-threatening condition. 

Thank you in advance, it means a huge amount to us. 

Dave and Ruth xx

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