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4 days ago6 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 133 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 295 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 166 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 133 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 217 min read
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...
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minie
Jul 13 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 83 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 113 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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