Kenilworth woman swapped cancelled charity half marathon event for town's roads to make sure she still ran in memory of her baby daughters

Natalie Casey was set to run the London Landmarks half marathon in April before the event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

But, determined to still support the baby charity Tommy's and to run in the memory of the girls Daisy and Georgie who died due to complications from extreme prematurity in December 2016 , Natalie set out on May 15 and covered the distance around Kenilworth instead.

She has now raised more than £1,400 for the cause.

Natalie said: "After losing our twin girls we went on to have two miscarriages.

"It was such a heartbreaking time. We were devastated.

"The grief, compounding loss & sadness massively affected my mental health and there was never any reason why.

"We had completely given up hope of ever bringing a baby home and felt completely lost.

"We were then referred to Professor Siobhan Quenby and the Tommy’s Team at UHCW in Coventry.

"Prof Quenby is one of the UK’s leading experts in pre-term delivery and recurrent miscarriage and happened to be based just down the road.

"She and her team undertake trials & pioneering research, funded by Tommy’s, into the reasons why early labour & miscarriage happen.

"On March 10 2019, almost a year to the day since our first meeting with Prof Quenby, we had our beautiful baby girl Livvie.

"We were supported by Prof Quenby and the team in the recurrent miscarriage clinic & pre-term delivery clinics.

"The protocol we were under alongside the level of care & support we received has literally changed our lives.

"We have our beautiful Livvie here with us and I am so so grateful.

"I am delighted to have the opportunity to give back to this wonderful charity to whom we owe so much."

To donate to the cause visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/nataliecaseyllhm