Category: grief

Baby loss, grief, Life after loss

The silent birthday

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Another year, another birthday,Still there is no sound.No presents ripping openNo giggles from the fun.No parties full of dancing,Or gathering around.No last minute dash for things we forgot,No need to shop at all. The silence of your birthday,It really is quite loud.An empty, stark reminder,Of all the things that should have been,A three year old… Continue reading The silent birthday

grief

Until we meet again

oliverandnoahsmummy

Nan, We never got to say goodbye; Not a text, a letter, a conversation or even a funeral. You were here one day, then the next day you were just gone. It was hard to really grasp the concept that you were no longer here since covid withheld us from the traditional grief rituals, it… Continue reading Until we meet again