Yesterday my husband and I met up with the lovely Becky Gowers from the Cleft Lip & Palate Association Charity (CLAPA) so we could give her the money we raised for them. Becky is the Regional Coordinator for CLAPA covering...
Read MoreWith January almost over already we thought this would be a good time to give everyone an update on where we are with the launch of Frankie’s Legacy as a charity. Our governing document and constitution has been finalised along...
Read MoreToday is Frankie’s due date. This should have been a time of excitement and hope. Of me wondering if every little twinge was the start of labour and whether he was finally on his way. I should still be heavily pregnant,...
Read MoreMy husband and I did go for a walk into town earlier, and we went to Worcester Cathedral and lit two candles, one for our precious Frankie and one for Mikaeel Kulmar: ...
Read MoreI’m sure that many of you reading this will be aware of a 3 year old little boy called Mickaeel Kular who lived in Edinburgh. On Wednesday no-one had ever heard this name, yet by Thursday he was known all over the world. ...
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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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