Sands United: The football teams helping dads deal with baby loss SandsUtdBristol
So often, we’re guilty of not giving enough thought to how baby loss affects fathers. There’s no doubt how the loss of a child has a devastating impact on mothers, physically and mentally, but all too often we can forget about the emotional toll it takes on dad.
To find out more about these inspiring football teams, we caught up with dads Simon and Reg who play for the Sands United Bristol Football team. “You can’t ever be the same person or ever go back to the day before it happens. You become a new version of you. The counselling came a few years later when I realised I wasn’t coping. It was really a sticking plaster, just a temporary thing to lift your mood a wee bit.”
The team have finally got their own kit too featuring an extra special and sentimental touch which really brought a tear to our eye. While Reg felt the support he received throughout those very difficult days at the hospital and from Sands afterwards couldn’t have been better, Simon and his wife had a rather different experience, and that’s without taking Covid into account too.
Following the heartbreaking ordeal, Simon was desperate to find an outlet of supportive people who could help him through his grief. One day, by chance, he happened to turn on the radio to hear an interview with Rob Allen and wondered if he had a local team. After a quick Google, he joined the Bristol squad and began his Sands United journey.
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