Jamie Filkins

EPT London Marathon Team

Fundraising for The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust
£1,723
raised of £1,500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: London Marathon 2022, on 2 October 2022
Welcome to the EPT 2022 London Marathon team!

Story

Back in early 2020 Lucy went to the GP with a suspected kidney infection, but it turned out she was pregnant!

Whilst it came as a surprise, we were so excited at the thought of becoming a family of 4.

However, excitement turned to worry as Luce started to suffer from abdominal pains and following multiple scans and tests, we found out this baby wasn't to be.

We were told it was an ectopic pregnancy, which affects 1 in 80 pregnancies and means the baby grows outside the womb.

Both of us were heartbroken, but didn't expect any further complications.

Days later Luce was rushed back into hospital and scans confirmed the pregnancy had continued to grow. This meant a trip to theatre and the emergency removal of Luce's left fillopian tube. If we had waited any longer, we dread to think what could have happened.

We were told there was an increased chance of this happening again, aswell as potential difficulties with future pregnancies.

However, 10 months later in December 2020, Phoebe arrived and we couldn't be happier with our family of 4!

Because of our own experience, I feel there isn't a worthier charity to be representing and raising money for!

You can read a bit more about what the EPT do to help people who have been through similar experiences, below. 

The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust strives to provide information, education and support to those affected by early pregnancy complications and to the health professionals who care for them. Ectopic pregnancy is a common, life-threatening condition that is the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester of early pregnancy. The EPT believes that the deaths and trauma associated with ectopic pregnancy should be prevented. We seek to relieve the distress associated with the experience and provide ongoing support through their treatment and beyond.

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About the campaign

Welcome to the EPT 2022 London Marathon team!

About the charity

The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust

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Raising awareness and supporting through physical & emotional trauma that threatens the lives of 1 in 80 women, is the leading cause of death in early pregnancy & often damages fertility. We supply hospitals with leaflets, receive 1m website hits, 10,000 email & forum messages & 2000 calls yearly.

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Total raised
£1,722.50
+ £328.13 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,722.50
Offline donations
£0.00

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