This picture of me and my husband was taken on the evening of Friday 20th December 2013 in Chesters Restaurant. We thought that a night out with 3 of our close friends would do us the world of good, so I organised a night that...
Read MoreI finally started to get really into the Christmas spirit when I went to not just one, but two carol services – one at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital led by Rev’d David Southall and the Herefordshire and Worcestershire...
Read MoreContinuing in the theme and spirit of “life goes on”, I decided to go to Bushwackers in town for my work Christmas do on December 13th. I didn’t feel like it at all, but like everything else I decided to be brave and face it...
Read MoreThen just as we were beginning to come to terms with losing Frankie a tiny bit, we had yet more news from some past test results and Frankie’s partial post-mortem which knocked us for six 🙁 I wrote on this blog about the...
Read MoreWhile everyone seemed to be getting on with their lives, preparing for Christmas, going to work and looking forward to Christmas parties, I felt completely bereft and on the sidelines of it all. I didn’t want to put the...
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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.
