Am I A Real Mother….Or Not?
One of the biggest things I’ve struggled with on a daily basis since I lost my Frankie has been whether or not I am a real mother. Sometimes I meet new people and they ask me if I have any children, and it is always on the tip of my tongue to say “yes, but he died”. ...
When Did We Become A “Selfish” Society? And Furthermore, Why?
These two questions have been on my mind for a long time, long before I ever lost my precious son Frankie. I’ve always treated everyone as I would want to be treated myself, and in a lot of cases, I was far too trusting of others and I got burnt massively, which...
2015…A Snapshot So Far
So we are a quarter of the way through 2015, and I thought I would write an update on what I’ve been doing and how I’ve been doing this past three months. Luckily things have been much more settled after last year, and so far, touch wood, 2015 has been a better year...
Spotlight On….The Pinks & Blues
I’m launching a new series on this blog called “Spotlight On”, where I will write about a person, organisation or company who have been very helpful to me and instrumental in my recovery as a bereaved mother. For the first in my “Spotlight On” series I have picked...
Happy Second Wedding Anniversary To My Wonderful Husband
It is two years ago today since my wonderful husband Russell and I got married, and what a wonderful day it was! I can sum up the last two years in this line from Dickens "A Tale Of Two Cities" - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." While we have had...
The Self Preservation Society….
Just over 2 weeks ago I heard the news that an old friend who I knew from the literary writing circles where I live had passed away after a very brave battle with cancer. I’ve had a lot of death and loss to deal with in the last year and a half since Frankie died,...
For April 1st….A Polite Request
Tomorrow is April 1st, also known as April Fools Day, a day where we get to play practical jokes and then scream out "April Fools" at an appropriate point so that people realise they have had a joke played on them. It is a laugh, a bit of harmless fun and brightens...
How Much Information Sharing Is Too Much?
Something I haven’t had the chance to write about yet is that I was recently diagnosed with something called hyper fertility. I’d had six early miscarriages before Frankie with my ex husband that at the time were put down to genetic problem that he had, and just...
Dear Frankie….On Your 14 Month Birthday…Never Give Up…No Matter How Hopeless….
Dear Frankie, My precious son in heaven, today you are 14 months old. It feels like only yesterday that the midwife was telling to push and to push hard, and at 4.43am on Friday 29th November 2013 you were born and placed on my chest. Despite having an epidural and...
Spring Cleaning Frankie’s Legacy….
As spring is now upon us (although you wouldn't think so here in the UK as it is still chilly, windy and rainy) I thought it was time to have a spring clean of Frankie's Legacy, and a general digital spring clean across my social media channels and other blogs that I...
