Ultra-grateful dad steps out to say thanks for care

A GRATEFUL dad put his body and mind to the test to complete six ultramarathons in just six days.

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Tom Penzer Adams, a fitness instructor from Lichfield, Staffordshire, ran the 220 mile distance and raised over £28,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity, as thanks for saving his daughter's life when she was just five days old.

His daughter Delilah was born with a life-threatening condition called intestinal malrotation with volvulus - a twisted intestine.

When Tom's wife, Grace, was pregnant with Delilah, her 34-week growth scan showed that Delilah had an enlarged bowel but when she was born, doctors at their local hospital reassured the first-time parents that everything was fine, as Delilah had managed to pass stool by herself.

However, over the next few days, little Delilah began vomiting bright yellow.

Panicked and with their instincts telling them something wasn't right, Tom and Grace took Delilah to their local community hospital, where a midwife agreed she should be transferred back to the bigger hospital, where she was born.

When they arrived doctors performed a scan, which showed Delilah's intestines were twisted, causing an obstruction that meant milk was unable to pass from her stomach into her gut.