Author: Frankie's Legacy

Life PC (Post Curley)

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Jun 24, 2015 | Bereavement, Family, Grief, Surviving |

It is now 4 days PC (post Curley) and it is only now that I feel able to write about how I feel. ...

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Dear Frankie….Please Look After Curley For Me

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Jun 21, 2015 | Bereavement, Grief, Surviving |

Dear Frankie, At 7.27pm last Friday night you were probably greeted with the sight of a young...

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RIP My Beautiful Furbaby Curley…19th June 2015

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Jun 20, 2015 | Bereavement, Loss, Surviving, Things I've Learnt |

I know there has been a long gap since I last posted on here, but I’m going through one of the...

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Finding The BF (Before Frankie) Me Again….

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | Jun 5, 2015 | Awareness Raising, Blog, Positivity |

I’ve had a break from writing anything for this blog for a bit. There is still so much I want to...

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The 5 Stages Of Grief

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 27, 2015 | Bereavement, Blog, Grief |

I remember reading somewhere on the internet, I can’t remember where though, about The Kübler-Ross...

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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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Dear Frankie…on your Seventh Birthday xx
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