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I run for my LOST BABIES

Crossing the finishing line of the London Landmarks half-marathon, Pippa Walls sought out her daughter Imogen among their fellow finishers. It was a particularly emotional moment for the mum-of-two. Not only had she and her 22-year-old daughter achieved an incredible feat together, but they’d raised £1,200 for Tommy’s, the baby-loss charity – something that meant a great deal to Pippa.

‘For a long time, I thought I’d never have children,’ Pippa, 59, from Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, explains. ‘I had three miscarriages and three failed attempts at IVF before I finally gave birth to Imogen, then another miscarriage before my second daughter Felicity. It was

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