Thank you for sharing, Emily. Your writing about Neve is beautiful and I feel like I get to know you both a little better with each blog; but as ever, you guide me to reflect on my own experience which I often struggle to initiate alone. I certainly recognise the urgency of what felt like a command to ‘make memories’. But the thing that stays with me now is how close I was to Larsen by not going out to theme parks and on adventures, by sharing his bed and space and air. By talking to him and reading with him. Those memories are full of the warmth and comfort that I need most now. They’re full of the moments I miss most. And I suppose that the other reflection is that no amount of memory making before he died could take away the pain of him not being here as more memories are made in our family; that ache will last a lifetime. As ever, holding you close and thinking of you all xxx
Hello Emily, tales of your wonderful, strong, gutsy daughter have travelled to me, who never met her but is nonetheless aware of her loss and how she is held in the hearts of so many. I hope you are feeling held and loved too, and I hope it helps xx
Media to ‘make memories’ is real. Need constant reassurance that the decisions we have made are correct for our family. Also other children to consider. Helpful to read about your feelings post Neve’s death. Thank you
Thank you for sharing, Emily. Your writing about Neve is beautiful and I feel like I get to know you both a little better with each blog; but as ever, you guide me to reflect on my own experience which I often struggle to initiate alone. I certainly recognise the urgency of what felt like a command to ‘make memories’. But the thing that stays with me now is how close I was to Larsen by not going out to theme parks and on adventures, by sharing his bed and space and air. By talking to him and reading with him. Those memories are full of the warmth and comfort that I need most now. They’re full of the moments I miss most. And I suppose that the other reflection is that no amount of memory making before he died could take away the pain of him not being here as more memories are made in our family; that ache will last a lifetime. As ever, holding you close and thinking of you all xxx
Hello Emily, tales of your wonderful, strong, gutsy daughter have travelled to me, who never met her but is nonetheless aware of her loss and how she is held in the hearts of so many. I hope you are feeling held and loved too, and I hope it helps xx
Lovely writing. The pressure from social
Media to ‘make memories’ is real. Need constant reassurance that the decisions we have made are correct for our family. Also other children to consider. Helpful to read about your feelings post Neve’s death. Thank you