South Ayrshire primary school teacher to run London Marathon in honour of stillborn daughter

dailyrecord.co.uk:

An Ayrshire primary school teacher is gearing up to run the London Marathon in honour of her stillborn daughter.Lynsey Hopper, from Prestwick, will pound the pavements in memory of little Eva, who was born sleeping in February 2018, when she was 35 weeks pregnant.The 38-year-old, who is also mum to Rosa, 3, and Ada, 18 months, will coin it in for SANDS (the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) to give back to the charity for the support they gave Lynsey, husband Grahame and their loves ones during their tough time.Lynsey, a principle teacher at Alloway Primary, has been sharing Eva’s story and documenting her training journey on Instagram in a bid to raise awareness and break down barriers of speaking openly about baby loss.She told Ayrshire Live: “It’s still one of those ‘taboo’ subjects, but I do feel fortunate that we are living in a day and age where all these ‘taboo’ subjects are beginning to be talked about.“We have always spoken about Eva and haven’t allowed people to be uncomfortable by the situation.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“I would just love to see that in the future; that anybody impacted by any kind of baby loss can just talk about it freely without worrying."Lynsey, who has only ever ran up to 5k before taking on October's marathon fundraiser, said her pregnancy with Eva was ‘straight forward’ up until 33 weeks, when she attended hospital