Michelle McCranor has been riding the roller coaster of grief since 2001 when her daughter Celeste was Stillborn. Along with her husband Tim, they had no idea what Stillbirth was until it happened to them.

Michelle is extremely passionate about helping to reduce the Stillbirth statistics so that other families do not have to suffer the lifelong devastation that her family has. Michelle intends to do this by the only way she knows how, running and sharing her story.

In November 2024 Michelle set out to run 1,000kms from Seacliff, in Adelaide, to Port Melbourne, taking in communities such as Meningie, Kingston SE, Mount Gambier, Portland and Warrnambool. Michelle raised over $100,000 for Stillbirth Foundation Australia to further support research and advocacy into preventable measures for Stillbirth, but also created so much awareness around Stillbirth. Through sharing her personal story she shone a light on this tragedy and not only gave a voice to all the babies that were born sleeping but a platform for other bereaved families to share their stories.

Unfortunately the run ended at Warrnambool due to injury but the fight continues.