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The ferocity of traumas

For R U Ok Day I reflect on my miscarriage and how traumas affect us at the core of our soul.

My Missed Miscarriage at 12 weeks

[written on Monday 19 August] Seven days ago I had a missed miscarriage. A bit of background: we have a 21 months old girl with Kabuki...

The gift of sadness

Sadness is a weird feeling. Out of all the emotions that one can experience, sadness is the least appealing and popular.

A curse and a blessing

They immediately recognise a person who lives with Down syndrome, but Kabuki is different. It feels equally like a curse and a blessing.

No means no

This week (well, this month in general) has been particularly hard for our baby: hospital visits, therapies, and the late evening rush to...

Of blood and milk and tears

The first hours of becoming the mum of a cardiac baby, after a long labour and caesarean, were made even worse by inappropriate nurses.

R U Ok Day

On the R U Ok Day I realised that I'm not ok. Nobody would be ok, in my shoes. I’m not ok, but I’m ok to talk about it.

The silver lining of the roller coaster

They told us it would be a roller coaster. This is what they didn't tell us.

The Guernica life of special needs parents

The life with a special need child feels like a Guernica life. We deal with so much, and others don't see the whole picture.

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