When I received the email from PADS about places at the London Landmarks Half Marathon I immediately knew it was something I wanted to do. We received a postnatal diagnosis for our wonderful boy Roman and were left with all the shock, unknowns and fear that comes along with it. I will never forget one of the nurses handing me a flyer and saying “don’t google, just look here”. It was a flyer for PADS and I spent the next three days in hospital reading through positive stories from people just like me with babies just like mine, which made everything we were going through feel “normal” and manageable. The peer support, the education, the trainings, the programmes, everything PADS has to offer has been crucial in making our journey with Ro so positive so far. So when the opportunity arrived I knew I wanted to give back and hopefully help make an impact on another family’s life, just how PADS has impacted ours