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World Service,06 Jan 2025,40 mins

My 'miracle baby', born 15 months after I lost my love

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In 2020, Australian Ellidy Pullin’s life was turned upside down when her partner, Olympic snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, died in a tragic accident. The couple had been trying for a baby, so in the deeply disorientating hours after his sudden death, when a friend suggested the possibility of a posthumous sperm retrieval – a complicated, and sometimes controversial procedure whereby sperm samples are taken within 36 hours of a person's death – Ellidy knew instantly that this was something she wanted to pursue. Presenter: Shahidha Bari Producer: Zoe Gelber Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Ellidy Pullin with her daughter; Credit: Hayley Williamson)

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