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Siblings – May 2022

16/05/2022
Sophie and Thomas sitting on the grass in front of a wildflower patch with Sophie holding a photo of Jessica

It dawned on me the other day that Thomas is now at the age that Sophie was during that last summer with Jessica. When I think of my girls together, the memories of that last summer are usually the first that spring to mind – the way they’d play together and have fun outside together.… Read More

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Friday Focus 13/05/22 – Mixed

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There have been lots of lovely moments this week mixed in with emotional and stressful ones. The mixed emotions were very much to be expected given it was my birthday. It was lovely to be able to spend an afternoon with my twinny and celebrate together the day before our birthday, but of course it… Read More

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Friday Focus 06/05/22 – Tired

06/05/2022
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I’m feeling a bit tired this week. It’s been a bit up and down overall. My husband was away in Amsterdam for a few days on a work trip so I’ve been flying solo for the first time in a while, plus it’s also been a week of having too many balls to juggle and… Read More

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Living with child loss: Helpful and unhelpful responses to grief

04/05/202205/05/2022
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Grief is something that many people struggle to know how to react to. When someone you know loses someone they love, it can be hard to know what to do or say. Death is often a bit of a taboo subject, and many people feel awkward when trying to console someone who is bereaved. In… Read More

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Me and Mine – April 2022

02/05/2022
Me, Thomas, Daddy and Sophie holding a picture of Jessica at a fun fair

April has been quite a full-on month, emotionally and activity-wise. The build up to the anniversary of Jessica’s death on 14th April is always a hard time, marking yet another year without our beautiful big girl, another year further away from our life with her. Four years without our beautiful Jessica. Sometimes it feels impossible… Read More

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Friday Focus 29/04/22 – Routine

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Back to school and preschool this week and all the rushing about that comes with our normal term-time routine. It’s been nice to have a little bit of me-time again in the mornings although our afternoons are usually very hectic trying to get to various activities.     We’ve had a slight change in the… Read More

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Siblings – April 2022

24/04/202223/04/2022
Sophie and Thomas with the wooden sculpture of Jessica at Jessica's forever bed

The Easter holidays are almost over, most of the chocolate has been eaten and term-time beckons once more. It’s interesting how different Sophie and Thomas are when it comes to Easter chocolate. Thomas has eaten almost all of his now (along with some extra Easter eggs belonging to others that were left in reach). He’s… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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A square cartoon showing the Little Hearts, BIg Love logo with four interconnecting hearts (3 red, 1 blue), cartoon drawings of a woman, a toddler boy, a little girl, a little girl with angel wings and a man and text above "finding gratitude amongst the grief of life without our heart angel"

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