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Friday Focus 15/11/2024 – Busy

15/11/202415/11/2024
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This week has been a busy one with various things going on – a fireworks evening with the Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades, a dance festival for Sophie, Remembrance Sunday parade, several meetings to attend and a football match for Sophie as well as the usual weekly activities. It’s been full-on and quite draining at times,… Read More

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Friday Focus 28/07/2023 – Five

28/07/202329/07/2023
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We’ve had a busy week to start the summer holidays with Thomas turning five and Sophie competing in a dance festival. She’s competed in five dances this week although thankfully none of them were on Thomas’s birthday so we were able to focus on the birthday boy without trying to juggle everything else!    … Read More

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Me and Mine – December 2022

31/12/202229/12/2022
Me (holding Thomas), hubby and Sophie (holding a photo of Jessica) standing in front of a Christmas tree

Here we are at the end of another year. Christmas and New Year is a particularly difficult time for us. I think grief feels more acute at this time of year, plus it also brings back memories of Jessica being in hospital for her Fontan procedure. We saw in her last New Year on the… Read More

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Friday Focus 20/05/22 – Memories

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Anniversaries of significant dates always bring back memories and this week has been full of them. They’ve included one of the earliest dates that was part of Jessica’s journey and the last one.     Last Friday was eleven years since the scan appointment where we were told that Jessica’s heart condition was so severe… Read More

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Me and Mine – November 2021

30/11/202130/11/2021
Me (holding a photo of Jessica), Thomas, Sophie and Daddy sitting on our bed

November has gone by in a bit of a blur. One of those months of juggling an ever-increasing to-do list, grabbing moments of family time in between work, school and the various activities that are part of the weekly routine. Family time in November has been all about the little moments. Mornings when Sophie and… Read More

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What can you do at LEGOLAND with little children?

29/07/202128/07/2021
A Lego model of Windsor Castle with the England men's football team in front and a banner saying "Well done England"

LEGOLAND Windsor has always been a favourite place to visit with my children. We used to go regularly in the days before Jessica started school thanks to having a preschool pass. There are plenty of things that younger children can enjoy there. We took Thomas for the first time shortly before his third birthday and… Read More

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Friday Focus 11/06/21 – Gentle

11/06/202111/06/2021
The word 'gentle' in lilac

It’s been a week of needing to be a little more gentle with myself, particularly with my husband being away working for a few days. We decided to have an overnight stay at “the moon” (Jessica’s name for Premier Inn) near my mum’s house last Friday and spend Saturday catching up with my family.  … 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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