Soft Play’s Isaac Holman to run charity ultramarathon after loss of baby: “I want to raise enough money to make a difference”

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WARNING: This article contains discussion of child loss and traumatic birthSoft Play’s Isaac Holman has announced that he will be running an ultramarathon for charity following the loss of his and his wife’s baby.The drummer and singer recalled the tragic news with a post on Instagram today (January 9) sharing that he and his wife lost their unborn baby at the end of last year due to a “major heart defect”.Sharing a series of photographs, Holman told fans that he will be running a 57-mile ultramarathon from Glasgow to Edinburgh later this year for the charity Abigail’s Footsteps, and explained what he and his partner have been through in recent months.“At the end of last year, my wife and I said goodbye to our little girl at 21-weeks into our pregnancy,” he began. “We found out after a routine 20-week scan that she had a major heart defect.

The treatment necessary to attempt to save her life would be multiple open heart surgeries starting at a few days old. She would be in hospital, sedated and isolated for most of her early life and even if she were to survive this, the rest of her life would have been short and involved much suffering.”“There were also indications that she had a growth restriction meaning her condition would likely be inoperable due to her being too small,” he continued. “We felt there were no positive outcomes for our daughter and decided to end the pregnancy.