Author: Frankie's Legacy

Sunshine On My Shoulders….

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 25, 2015 | Bereavement, Blog, Grief |

In 1971 a young woman died at the age of 20. She left behind a husband, a two year old daughter,...

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Struggling With Being An Empty Armed Mother….

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 21, 2015 | Blog, empty armed mother |

I can cope with a lot of things in life, I can even cope with lots of things all going wrong at...

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Interview: Chewsing Kindness & Changing The World….One Smile At A Time (Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week)

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 17, 2015 | Blog, CLAPA, Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate, Interviews, My Name Is Lentil |

For my finale to the series of posts and interviews that I’ve done for “Cleft Lip & Palate...

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Famous People With A Cleft Lip & Palate (Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week)

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 16, 2015 | Blog, CLAPA, Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate |

When I first found out that my Frankie would be born with a severe cleft lip and palate, my...

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Interview: Anna Martindale Of The Cleft Lip & Palate Association (Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week)

Posted by Frankie's Legacy | May 15, 2015 | Blog, CLAPA, Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate, Interviews |

Continuing my series of interviews for Cleft Lip & Palate Awareness Week, I was lucky enough...

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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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