Author: Frankie's Legacy

Take The Red Pill, Take The Blue Pill: The Choices And Decisions We Make

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Oct 2, 2020 | Articles, Blog, empty armed mother, Grief, Keeping Going, Loss, Stillbirth |

I’m sure that many of you reading this will be familiar with the film “The Matrix” from 1999...

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Cleft Lip and Palate Diagnosis Delivery

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 12, 2020 | Campaigns, CLAPA, Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate, Communication Matters, Francesco Enrico Ventura |

When my Frankie was diagnosed with a severe cleft lip and palate, this is what happened: My unborn...

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Communication Matters

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 2, 2020 | Blog, Campaigns, Communication Matters |

I will be launching a campaign in the coming months called “Communications Matters” which will...

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All Good Things Must Come To An End….

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Aug 4, 2018 | Feature, Positivity |

Sometimes things run their natural course. Sometimes things change without you realising it. Some...

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An Account of Mother’s Day from an Empty Armed Mother

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Mar 11, 2018 | Articles, Bereavement, Blog, Chromo 15 Dup Syndrome, Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate, empty armed mother, Feature, Francesco Enrico Ventura, hyper fertility, Loss, Mother's Day |

It is March 2018, and right now my life has never been more settled, and I’ve never been as happy...

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Lisa 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
xxxxx

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Babyloss Podcast: Raising Awareness of Grief, Loss and the Pain That Never Leaves Bereaved Mothers
Nov 29, 2025 | Awareness Raising, Bereavement, Blog, Francesco Enrico Ventura, Grief, Keeping Going, Loss, Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Support, Surviving
Dear Frankie…On Your 12th Birthday From Your Mummy
Nov 28, 2025 | Articles, Bereavement, Blog, empty armed mother, Grief, Keeping Going, Loss, Stillbirth, Surviving
Finding My Voice Again: Honouring Frankie As His 12th Birthday Approaches
Nov 27, 2025 | Articles, Awareness Raising, Bereavement, Blog, Cleft Lip and Palate, empty armed mother, Francesco Enrico Ventura, Grief, Keeping Going, Loss, Miscarriage, Positivity, Stillbirth, Support, Surviving, Things I've Learnt
5 Years Later….I’m Back With A Bang
Nov 23, 2025 | Blog, empty armed mother, Francesco Enrico Ventura, Keeping Going, Surviving
Dear Frankie…on your Seventh Birthday xx
Nov 29, 2020 | Bereavement, Francesco Enrico Ventura
Take The Red Pill, Take The Blue Pill: The Choices And Decisions We Make
Oct 2, 2020 | Articles, Blog, empty armed mother, Grief, Keeping Going, Loss, Stillbirth
Baby Loss Awareness Month – October 2020
Oct 1, 2020 | Awareness Raising, Bereavement, Blog, Support
Cleft Lip and Palate Diagnosis Delivery
May 12, 2020 | Campaigns, CLAPA, Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate, Communication Matters, Francesco Enrico Ventura

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