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minie
Dec 20, 20246 min read
The nurse I hated on Christmas Day
The story of our first Christmas with Beatrice, in a hospital ward after her heart surgery. A story of struggle, resilience and healing.
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minie
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Storytime | My mum is with me
Sometimes, life throws you into impossible situations, and it feels like you're fighting battles on all fronts. But then, magic happens.
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minie
Nov 29, 20245 min read
A Message for My Daughter’s second Birthday
Dear Beatrice, I wanted to do something for your birthday, as you’re turning 2, this year. Last year I created a video on socials with...
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minie
Oct 16, 20246 min read
No more harsh therapies for my special needs child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ZJDTViEOY&t=1s I posted a brief video taken during a physiotherapy session, where my baby girl is...
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minie
Sep 13, 20243 min read
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.
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minie
Aug 21, 20247 min read
My Missed Miscarriage at 12 weeks
[written on Monday 19 August] Seven days ago I had a missed miscarriage. Â A bit of background: we have a 21 months old girl with Kabuki...
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minie
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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.
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minie
May 8, 20243 min read
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.
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minie
Apr 11, 20243 min read
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...
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minie
Dec 5, 20234 min read
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.
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minie
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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.
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minie
Aug 19, 20232 min read
The silver lining of the roller coaster
They told us it would be a roller coaster.
This is what they didn't tell us.
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minie
Aug 3, 20234 min read
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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