7659-STK_02060 — Tamasin has raised more than £1300 for the Making Miracles charity Photo Charles Whitton

A Broadstairs mum crossed the finish line at the Boston UK Marathon this month to raise funds for the Making Miracles charity after losing two babies to miscarriage in the space of five months.

Couple Tamasin and Ben Drumm had been trying for another baby following the birth of their little boy Teddy in August 2022.

Sadly, last year Tamasin experienced two missed miscarriages – where a baby stops developing in early pregnancy but the body doesn’t expel the pregnancy tissue and so the normal symptoms do not occur.

In April 2024 Tamasin suffered missed miscarriage at 9 weeks. In July 2024 she became pregnant again and three early scans showed a strong heartbeat and positive growth as it should be.

Tragically at just after 10 weeks a scan showed the baby’s heartbeat had stopped at 9 weeks 6 days.

Tamasin, 35, said: “We were utterly devastated and totally heartbroken. Having had two losses in 5 months has been traumatic, emotional, stressful and exhausting.

“Most of the year was spent either pregnant, going through miscarriage or recovering which was in stark contrast to my pregnancy with Teddy which was so straightforward. In our third pregnancy, after we found out there was no heartbeat at what should have been a 10 week scan I felt compelled to find something positive from this trauma.”

Tamasin, who is a solicitor, had discovered Kent miscarriage and baby loss charity, Making Miracles, from listening to their Baby Loss, Grief and Love Podcast and found some source of comfort from hearing stories from others which made her feel that she was not alone.

She said: “We also bought their Memorial Bear for our first which you can unzip at the back to keep your precious little ones remains and my husband and I went on a miscarriage day retreat after our second loss. The first loss had strained our relationship somewhat so it was really important we stay connected second time round.

“Days after we found out the heartbeat had stopped for baby number 3, I entered a marathon – spurned on by wanting to try and find myself again by challenging myself and also to raise money for Making Miracles and at the same time raise awareness of miscarriage and open up conversations about it.”

Tamasin had not taken part in a marathon before but was previously a member of Thanet Roadrunners and trained with them again. She also used a schedule compiled by Ben, who is qualified as a personal trainer as well as being a mechanical engineer.

Tamasin said: “My husband wrote my programme and I did a lot of runs with the club. I found that having a programme and something to focus on was the best distraction to help me get back into a healthy routine. I just took one step at a time.

“I found a source of healing through my training programme as I focused on the schedule for each week. This helped me to reduce my anxieties and live more ‘in the present’ rather than focusing on the future. I also reconnected with my club who were really supportive with several members sharing their own past experiences with me.”

Last month, during a training race Tamasin suffered an injury, borne out of a longstanding hamstring issue. This happened at a critical time as she was supposed to be doing the big miles at this point and the race was only 6 weeks away.

Tamasin said: “ I had to take a week off completely, rehab, and build back up again. This meant my longest run before the race was only 25km – someway off the race distance of 42.2km. I had also originally set a target time of 4 hours which was what my programme was geared towards but that quickly went out the window!

“By race day all I wanted to do was complete it. Training for 6 months with a toddler had been challenge enough and I felt so mentally ready to do it.

“On race day I was running with my close friend Matt who was raising money for the Good Hope Hospital who cared for his little girl when she was born premature, so we were both running for very special reasons.

“We stayed together during the first half which felt great. After that when I entered unchartered territory and it did become gruelling. By about 30km I had some kind of second wind and felt I could see the end and I was going to do it. Matt fell behind, having his own issues and I slowed down in the last couple of miles in the hope he would catch up.

“About 200m before the finish I waited for him and we ran through the finish holding hands – it was a really special emotional moment that I will remember forever.

“Since the race I have been truly amazed at people’s generosity and support and the donations now are over £1300.”

Tamasin says Making Miracles is a special charity because it is local and due to the support given to the whole family – partners, siblings, even grandparents.

She adds that listening to the story of the charity’s founder inspired her to want to help fund services offered which include subsidised retreats, counselling, therapy, raising awareness and more.

Tamasin said: “During the training, Making Miracles were really supportive of me and checked in regularly.

“I hope others going through baby loss or miscarriage can use the support of the charity to help them find a way through such difficult events because this wasn’t just for our angel babies – but all angel babies.”