It’s Been a While.
It’s been a while. We took some time off over Christmas and the start of 2019 to recharge, process and just spend some quality time together and with family and friends, without our phones, social media etc. It was SO good, that it ended up being a couple months of...Christmas – The Best, Yet Hardest Time of Year…
We started decorating for Christmas this past weekend and while it was the best fun, it was so difficult. Difficult because all we could think about was Selah. Dreaming about what it could be like – how tricky it could potentially be, decorating a tree with an...‘Mum Guilt’ – It’s Still a Thing…
‘Mum Guilt’, yep, it’s still something a mother who has lost a child, experiences. I wasn’t expecting it to be a ‘thing’ but it is. It’s painful and it’s an emotion which shows it’s head very often. Dare I say, we...Who Are We Supporting?
We have been so overwhelmed by the support that we have received from SANDS and Tommy’s over the past year. We’ve been listened to, cared for and supported through it all. We all know how good it feels to feel taken care of, even more so when you feel so...“BE KIND TO YOURSELF…”
“Be kind to yourself” – the words that have truly helped us to navigate our way through this storm. I distinctively remember feeling so overwhelmed with the pressure of needing to know the answer to, ‘what now?” It’s a terrible reality that in the midst of the...I’m Claire
Wife to Luke, Mama to Selah, home-maker.
I am currently walking the darkest path and learning to create a new ‘normal’ after the worst loss, the death of our sweet baby girl, Selah in September 2017.
I am driven more than ever to share our stories with you, get alongside other parents who have experienced loss and to do all that I can to raise awareness of stillbirth and help support charities who are doing amazing works to raise awareness and who walk with families through their next pregnancies following loss.