The Team

Hi. My name is Gail and I founded the

Silent Footprints Foundation back in 2019. 

After my own losses and feeling isolated, I envisioned a safe space where people could openly talk about their own experiences and hear other people’s stories and share in that likeminded community and abolish the stigma associated with miscarriage and baby loss and not feel alone. 

I had some help setting up from someone quite knowledgeable in applying for funding bids and getting insurances etc in place and for that I will be forever thankful. 

I lost twins at 4 months gestation in 2014 and then in 2015 had life saving emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy that was missed and ruptured. Years of infertility, gynae operations and losses left me feeling like I had no one to talk to about it even though I had an amazing friendship circle around me. People don’t bring up your loss out of fear or stigma. So we create a safe space where you can openly talk about your baby, no matter that stage you lost or when it was. 

I roped in Jenn, who’s my co-runner and SFF partner. She supported me when I had nowhere else to turn to. I felt I couldn’t compare my losses to hers (which was full term but that’s for her story) but she taught me something very important which is very much our mantra at SFF and what we carry forward today, still. She said that it doesn’t matter if you lost at 4 weeks, 4 months, or full term, if you longed for and wanted that baby, you have pictured that life in your mind as soon as you see those two lines on the test. The time carried may be different but you still lost the life you created and wanted. 

I hope you find comfort here. 

Love and light. 

Gail.