Author: Frankie's Legacy

I Appreciate…Stallard March & Edwards

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Oct 3, 2014 | I Appreciate |

The second in my daily series of “I Appreciate” blog entries focuses on Stallard March &...

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I Appreciate….Rev’d David Southall

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Oct 2, 2014 | Francesco Enrico Ventura, Good News, Rev'd David Southall, worcestershire royal hospital |

Inspired by a tweet I saw this morning by Rev’d David Southall with the hashtag #iappreciate, I will be writing a series of blog entries every day this month to organisations and people who have supported me and my husband...

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NHS Staff Appreciation Service, Worcester Cathedral

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Sep 28, 2014 | Good News, NHS, worcestershire royal hospital |

Today representatives of Frankie’s Legacy team attended a very special service at Worcester Cathedral. I had heard about this service through Rev’d Dr David Southall who is the Chaplain at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, and...

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Space To Breathe Created For Families Experiencing Pregnancy Loss

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Sep 27, 2014 | worcestershire royal hospital |

A bereavement room has opened on the gynaecology ward at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for women and their families who have experienced a pregnancy loss. The room, separate to the busy gynaecology ward, is available for women...

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A Year Ago Today……

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Sep 25, 2014 | CLAPA, Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate, Francesco Enrico Ventura, scans, songrapher, worcestershire royal hospital |

A year ago today at approximately 3.30pm at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, our world was turned completely upside down when we were told that Frankie would be born with a severe cleft lip and palate. I can remember the...

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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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