Our Co-Founder Tom Pitfield ‘took one for the Team’ recently after undergoing his vasectomy.
Tom’s Wife and fellow contributor Catherine Tyldesley took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday to praise her ‘hero’ husband Tom Pitfield for the procedure.
Tom added to his story, ‘I hope they’ve turned the heating up [scissors and aubergine emojis],’ while she added, ‘My hero! Taking one for the team today! [laughing and scissors emojis].’
As seen in the Daily Mail Online:
We can confirm Tom is doing well and was soon back to full parental and work duties 🙂
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Tom Pitfield, Catherine Tyldesley and Family © TOM PITFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY
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