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# Lichfield dad raises £28,000 to say thanks to medics who saved his daughter’s life
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-dad-raises-28000-to-say-thanks-to-medics-who-saved-his-daughters-life/
- Published: 2025-08-13T06:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-14T17:49:24.000Z
- Description: A Lichfield dad has raised more than £28,000 to say thank you to medics who helped save his daughter’s life.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:45, News

A LICHFIELD dad has raised more than £28,000 to say thank you to medics who helped save his daughter’s life.

Tom Penzer Adams ran six ultramarathons in as many days in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity.

The fitness instructor took on the 220-mile challenge after his daughter Delilah was cared for by medics when she was born with a life-threatening twisted intestine.

It meant that milk was unable to pass from her stomach into her gut and saw the five-day-old youngster forced to undergo emergency surgery.

After a three-week say on the hospital’s neonatal surgical ward, Tom and his wife Grace were able to take their baby girl home – but she was back in hospital a few weeks later where the medical team put her on the path to recovery once again.

Following Delilah’s ordeal, Tom decided he wanted to thank the hospital for the incredible care she received.

He said:

> “Words aren’t enough to convey just how grateful we are to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, especially the team on the neonatal surgical ward, who saved our baby girl’s life – and Delilah’s strength and resilience has inspired me to push my own limits.  
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> “It was the most physically and mentally challenging thing I’ve ever done and on the last day I tore a muscle in my leg, but I just thought about Delilah’s pain and the other kids in the hospital and it just wasn’t comparable.  
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> “That gave me enough strength to finish the last nine-hour stint to reach Birmingham Children’s Hospital.  
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> “I’m over the moon with the amount I managed to raise for the ward so would just like to thank everyone who gave so generously.”

Tom had originally hoped to raise £6,000 by running to locations spelling out Delilah’s name.

He went from Dover to Eastling, then Longfield to Islington, followed by Luton to Abthorpe and ended his mammoth challenge in Birmingham with ‘H’ for hospital. 

Annie Eytle, head of public fundraising at Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, said:

> “Tom’s dedication and endurance throughout his ultimate challenge in honour of little Delilah have been nothing short of inspiring.  
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> “We’re blown away and so grateful for the astounding figure Tom has managed to raise, which will support countless patients and families facing similar experiences to theirs.”