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Tag Archives: child loss

Living with child loss: Fading memories

18/05/202217/05/2022
A faded photo of Jessica sitting on the floor playing a game using an iPad

The other day, I was having a little bit of a battle with Sophie over her home learning. Just one of those ordinary everyday moments of family life. Not something that I would have expected to have been a big grief trigger. But then I remembered doing home schooling with Jessica after her surgery 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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#givejoyforjessica on 14 April in memory of a little girl with a special heart

06/04/202205/04/2022
Jessica on a rocking black swan

On 14 April, it will be four years since Jessica died. It feels hard to believe that we have lived through four years without our beautiful girl. Jessica spread so much joy in her short life that her godmother once referred to her as a “joy carrier”. It was such a perfect description of our… Read More

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Grief and life after Jessica: coping with Christmas

06/12/202106/12/2021
A decoration of a heart with 'Jessica' on it backed with angel wings on a Christmas tree

Christmas can be a tough time of year to navigate, especially as a bereaved parent. It feels like there is a lot of pressure to be happy at this time of year. Grief can be a taboo subject at the best of times, but more so at Christmas. There are memories of previous happy Christmases… Read More

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To Jessica on your tenth birthday

06/09/202106/09/2021
Jessica's birthday cake - a round cake iced with aqua buttercream with three fondant dragonflies, a green fondant lilypad and the words "Jessica" and "10" in chocolate writing

Darling Jessica, Today is your tenth birthday. It is ten years since you entered the world, bringing joy with you from the moment you arrived. That moment when I heard you cry and saw your little face for the first time was one of the most joyful moments of my entire life.     The… Read More

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Keeping their memory alive – raising awareness of child loss

03/07/202106/07/2021
A smiley Jessica sitting in a tree

Today is National Bereaved Parents Day which aims to raise awareness of all parents who have lost a child of any age, and from any circumstance. The theme this year is ‘Keeping Their Memory Alive’. As a bereaved parent, one of the most important things to me is to be able to talk about Jessica,… 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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