31st December 20190

2019…

I have sat in this chair and written every New Years Eve since Mito entered our lives uninvited. Each time I have tried to summarise my emotions about the twelve months gone....

by Louise Ormrod

Birthday

24th September 20190

Dear Freddie…

Firstly, can I say… FOUR!! Wowzers! How have we got here?! How lucky are we?! Another year, another year of laughter, love, smiles and memories. We have done so much;...

by Louise Ormrod

travel

11th September 20190

Going on holiday: Airport Experiences

To be honest I’m not entirely sure where to start with this post. A lot of people have seen my Instagram post which I wrote mid grief at how we had been treated when...

by Louise Ormrod

Christmas 2018

24th December 20180

Christmas Eve

Christmas can be hard for some people, I’m fully aware of that. All the promotion and commercialisation of what it should look like and how happy we are supposed to be can be...

by Louise Ormrod

The Treehouse

28th October 20180

Hoisting

Recently, I have been spending time The Treehouse. I’m currently doing a photography workshop which will become an exhibition challenging the way people think about the...

by Louise Ormrod

General

8th October 20180

It’s Okay To Feel Sad

A couple of months ago I went to visit my GP something which resulted in her diagnosing me with stress. It all seemed a little pointless to be honest, usually if you’re...

by Louise Ormrod

Diagnosis

30th August 20180

What we weren’t told in Freddie’s clinical diagnosis appointment..

When you have a child with a life-limiting illness and young life expectancy there’s a lot of emotion and heartache around the diagnosis. I’ve never hidden the...

by Louise Ormrod

Nursery

16th August 20180

Around this this time two years ago…

we visited Freddie’s nursery for the first time. Not to scout it for nursery purposes but because one of Freddie’s nurses had suggested we make contact because...

by Louise Ormrod

General

Milestones

9th May 20180

Once upon a time I loved summer…

and I was such a sun worshipper. I would do anything to find the hottest place to visit on holiday (because the UK was never hot enough for me) and read books whilst working...

by Louise Ormrod

General

4th April 20181

My Child Can Teach Yours…

Whilst flicking through Facebook recently, looking at Autism awareness posts, it made me realise how many mothers I am friends with whose children don’t fit into the...

by Louise Ormrod

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