Author: Frankie's Legacy

For April 1st….A Polite Request

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Mar 31, 2015 | Awareness Raising, Blog, Miscarriage, Stillbirth |

Tomorrow is April 1st, also known as April Fools Day, a day where we get to play practical jokes...

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How Much Information Sharing Is Too Much?

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Mar 30, 2015 | Awareness Raising, Blog, hyper fertility |

Something I haven’t had the chance to write about yet is that I was recently diagnosed with...

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Dear Frankie….On Your 14 Month Birthday…Never Give Up…No Matter How Hopeless….

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Mar 29, 2015 | Bereavement, Blog, Francesco Enrico Ventura |

Dear Frankie, My precious son in heaven, today you are 14 months old. It feels like only...

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Spring Cleaning Frankie’s Legacy….

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Mar 28, 2015 | Blog, Positivity |

As spring is now upon us (although you wouldn’t think so here in the UK as it is still...

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Easter Funday – Raising Funds For CLAPA

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Mar 27, 2015 | Charity, CLAPA, Events |

The Cleft Lip And Palate Association is a charity that is very close to my heart as Frankie had a...

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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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Finding My Voice Again: Honouring Frankie As His 12th Birthday Approaches
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Dear Frankie…on your Seventh Birthday xx
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