Thomas Young's six-week-old son Jaxon died in May while being treated at an intensive care unit.
By Sammy JenkinsA father is running 46 half-marathons dressed as Superman in memory of his six-week-old son.
Mr Young, from Weston-super-Mare, plans to run a half-marathon every week for 46 weeks to raise money for the NICU's charity Cots for Tots.Mr Young said he and his partner were expecting "everything to be fine" when their son was born in April but he was soon taken to the NICU."Within 10 to 15 minutes of Jaxon being born they were looking after him tirelessly," he said.
"I told Jaxon that when we would leave the hospital, I would take him along with me in his pushchair during my next half-marathon, dressed in my Superman suit," he added.Image caption, Mr Young said he wanted to "give something back" to the hospital which had supported him and his family from "the get go"."It's a massive distraction for me. It keeps me focused and gets me outside," said Mr Young."When you're inside the hospital, it's a massive time vortex. It's like time doesn't exist," he added.
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