Lisa’s Blog

A Star For Frankie

A Star For Frankie

One of the Christmas presents that Russ got me was the chance to name a star after Frankie, which made me cry when I opened the envelope that contained the paperwork inside it.  This is the certificate and co-ordinates of the star, which is in Frankie's star sign...

Holding On To Hope: A Finley’s Footprints Project

Holding On To Hope: A Finley’s Footprints Project

During the last week I’ve taken part in a project called “Holding On To Hope” run by Mel Scott of “Finley’s Footprints”.  Mel sadly lost her much loved and much wanted baby Finley when he was born and she runs a charity called “Towards Tomorrow Together”.  She also...

Frankie’s Story

Frankie’s Story

Every year in the UK 1 in 700 babies are born with a cleft lip and palate, 1 in 200 babies are stillborn and 1 in 350,000 babies are born with a genetic condition so rare it has no name and is referred to only as Chromosome 15 Duplication Syndrome. In 2013 my son,...

I Am…..Actively Trying

I Am…..Actively Trying

I belong to a band of women who are “actively trying”.   We go from day to day tracking our cycles, working out what day our period is due and from that working out what cycle day we are on.  After we ovulate we start to work out how many days past ovulation we are. ...

Happy New Year….2015 Is Here

Happy New Year….2015 Is Here

Happy new year everyone, I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. I am, quite frankly, very glad to see the back of 2014, and not just because of losing Frankie. The whole year was a series of things happening with one thing after another after another going...

Keep Calm….Frankie’s Legacy Is Changing

Keep Calm….Frankie’s Legacy Is Changing

Frankie’s Legacy will be back with a vengeance in 2015, but there will be a few changes, especially with the blog.  Look out for those changes and announcements next month!

Merry Christmas From All Of Us At Frankie’s Legacy

Merry Christmas From All Of Us At Frankie’s Legacy

All of us at Frankie’s Legacy would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year. Thank you for ALL for your support in 2014, we’ve been having a much needed break in December but we’ll be back all guns blazing in 2015 🙂 xxxx

Frankie’s 1st Birthday

Frankie’s 1st Birthday

A year ago you left us And the pain is still so strong Why did it have to happen? It was just so very wrong You were wanted so very much We couldn’t wait for you to be here We got your room all ready And celebrated as the time drew near And then our hearts were broken...

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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