I was expecting the early weeks of being pregnant to be hard. I knew that I would have to await the results of a test for SMA. I knew that the early weeks are stressful anyway, especially now that I am that little bit older. At 36 years old I am now classed as a... Continue Reading →
Written on 29th March... Following on from this post So we pick up the limbo part 2 story on the Wednesday after I had the NIPD blood test… We had been waiting 9 days. To be totally honest my brain was in a pretty dark place. I wasn’t sleeping very well at all. I am very... Continue Reading →
Written on 27th March 2019... We decided that we would like 1 more baby to complete the family. After Eilys was born I had a feeling that I really wanted to have a family of 3 children. I could visualise it. And then we lost Eilys to SMA type 1 and fell pregnant with Evan.... Continue Reading →
One month today it should have been Eilys' 4th birthday. For the past 3 years on her birthday we have tried to keep it as her special day, a day of celebration rather than sadness. We'd love it if you could joining join in again this year with our Wear Purple for Eilys Day. It's... Continue Reading →
Hello! I hope you are all doing ok, sending you all a hug. Right, time for task 4... This week is like you to write a letter. This could be a letter to your missed loved one, you in the past or you in the future... Or anyone really. There might be things you wanted... Continue Reading →
It is that time of the week again. To be honest I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to do this one on time. I got a sickness bug (yuk) and then my eldest caught it too (double yuk). But he seems to be settled, after cuddles and Monsters Inc, so I... Continue Reading →
Week 2 of #WritingThroughLoss#InstaWritingGriefGroup is.... The Soundtrack to my Grief I know this doesn’t feel like it is writing but it kind of is. I would like you to compile a list of 5 songs that with help you with your loss or remind you of the one you have lost. Using other people’s words as a... Continue Reading →
Week 1 - Introductions Hello and welcome to #WritingThroughLoss#InstaWritingGriefGroup This is the first task. I wanted to start gently with some intros. Your first task is to write your name and an alliterative word to describe you (this could be in a sentence if you’d prefer) Alliteration is the repetition of the first letter or sound... Continue Reading →
Hellooooo It has been a while! So sorry I have zero excuses other than sometimes life gets busy and blogging isn't where my heads at. A few weeks ago I started an instagram based writing group to help with grief and loss. I am so happy with how people have embraced it and I thought... Continue Reading →
