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Tag Archives: musings

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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Treasuring the moments

09/03/202214/03/2022
Sophie and Thomas on a seesaw at the park

I generally like mornings. Unless I’ve been disturbed multiple times through the night and wake up super-grumpy, this is the time of day when I’ve generally got the best reserves of energy and patience. Since the start of the year, we’ve been trying to have a few minutes of ‘snuggle time’ first thing in the… 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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Dear Sophie… now you are eight

28/10/2021
Sophie sitting at the table with a pink sprinkle-covered birthday cake with an '8' candle on top in front of her

Darling Sophie I can’t quite believe that you are eight years old already; that it can possibly have been that long since ‘baby Sofa’ as your sister called you, made her entrance into the world. That the baby in those earliest entries on this blog is now a confident, talented, loving girl who likes to… Read More

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To Sophie on your first day of junior school

02/09/202105/09/2021
Sophie standing in her school uniform in the garden

Darling Sophie, Today is your first day at junior school. A new school, a new adventure starts today. You were excited to go off to your new school this morning; full of smiles as you saw all your friends at the gate. Waving me off as you walked in, hand-in-hand with two of your friends.… Read More

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To Thomas… now you are three

26/07/202125/07/2021
Thomas at the table with a jigsaw puzzle

Darling Thomas, Today is your third birthday. I can’t quite believe that it’s three years since you made your somewhat unusual entrance into this world. Three years of loving you, my funny, cheeky, mischievous little boy. You are an affectionate little bundle of energy with an infectious giggle and you bring me so much joy… Read More

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Reflecting on the end of infant school

22/07/202122/07/2021
Sophie on the first day of Reception and the last day of Year 2

Sophie’s time at infant school has now come to a close. She’s said goodbye to the school she knew for the last three years and will be starting at a new school in September.  It’s been a very different three years to what we anticipated but they’ve been three mostly happy ones in spite of… 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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