A story of Mitochondrial Disease
Christmas is a strange time for a lot of people. It is meant to be this perfect time, full of festive cheer, snow on the ground, love and laughter, but the reality for most is not the case: many can't afford it, others are working, some are going through divorce. Rather than making people happy,… Continue reading Christmas after loss
It is only 13 days until Maisie's birthday. It makes me a bit anxious, not necessarily for the day itself, but all of the memories after it. With time-hop and photo albums, we will relive each day as it happened last year. So something I am going to try to do is use the opportunity… Continue reading Reliving the past
So, I'm officially in my last week of maternity leave. Which is incredibly strange without a baby here. I should be worrying about childcare, all those colds they get in the first days at nursery, and feeling sad about leaving my baby for the whole day for the first time. But this is not how… Continue reading The end of maternity leave…
I've been meaning to write for a while, and have a number of half started blog posts. There is always so much to write, it is difficult to know where to start. It is four months today that we said goodnight to Maisie. Which is incredible when she was here for less than six. Time… Continue reading Update
I am in two minds about whether to share this post, as I really don't want to upset anyone, and it is quite a confusing topic. But I think it is also important to be honest about the thoughts and feelings that come with grief - to hopefully normalise some of it, so here it… Continue reading Comparing grief