27 Weeks Pregnant, Smiling and Never More Scared
Throwback to this day in 2013, I was 27 weeks pregnant with my much loved and wanted son Frankie...
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Author: Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS
Why I Stayed Home from This Year’s Not Out of Mind Service
Yesterday afternoon, the annual Not Out of Mind service took place at St Peter’s Church in...
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Mother’s Day Does Not Get Any Easier – And That Is Okay
15 March 2026 Today is Mother’s Day in the UK For millions of people, today will mean cards...
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Today – 28 February 2026 – is Rare Disease Day
Today is #RareDiseaseDay, which is an annual day that has been set up to raise awareness of rare...
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Babyloss Podcast: Raising Awareness of Grief, Loss and the Pain That Never Leaves Bereaved Mothers
On Frankie’s 12th birthday it is very fitting that this podcast I recorded recently with the...
Read MoreLisa Ventura MBE FCIIS – Frankie’s Mummy & Founder of Frankie’s Legacy
Frankie was a small pebble dropped into the lake of life…but his ripple will be felt forever…
My blog “Frankie’s Legacy: Love, Loss Grief & Recovery” focuses on raising awareness of early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal death, cleft lip/palate and rare chromosome disorders.
My much loved and much wanted son Francesco “Frankie” Enrico Ventura was born sleeping on 29/11/2013 and had a severe cleft lip/palate, talipes and an extremely rare chromosome disorder (chromosome 15 duplication syndrome).
This blog focuses on my journey as an empty armed mother, and about how I am surviving stillbirth, celebrating Frankie and creating his lasting legacy as best I can.
With much love,
Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS
Frankie’s Mummy
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