This is the story of my daughter Willow, our short time together, and the half light of life without her. Willow was born with a rare and severe heart condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a deformity whereby the left ventricle of the heart fails to develop. With multiple palliative operations Willow lived a short life filled with love and touched everyone who had the honour to meet her.
What a beautiful lady bug :) I have never cried so much as when reading your blog - it makes me treasure my precious Abby even more and at the same time, I feel afraid. Afraid that she too could be taken from me, afraid that I wouldn't be able to cope, afraid that I wouldn't be the best parent that I could be in the worst circumstances. It feels so trite saying those things when I see what you have gone through, sorry. I'm sorry that you didn't get to spend more time with Willow but I'm even more sorry that people have made you feel like less of a mummy. You loved her, laughed with her and cried for her. Hold her close in your heart and know that, just as you think of her, she is thinking of you always.
What a beautiful lady bug :)
ReplyDeleteI have never cried so much as when reading your blog - it makes me treasure my precious Abby even more and at the same time, I feel afraid. Afraid that she too could be taken from me, afraid that I wouldn't be able to cope, afraid that I wouldn't be the best parent that I could be in the worst circumstances.
It feels so trite saying those things when I see what you have gone through, sorry.
I'm sorry that you didn't get to spend more time with Willow but I'm even more sorry that people have made you feel like less of a mummy. You loved her, laughed with her and cried for her. Hold her close in your heart and know that, just as you think of her, she is thinking of you always.