Plan B (phrase): An alternative plan of action, if the original plan should fail Our fertility journey obviously hasn’t gone to plan (I mean, who has pre-cancerous womb cells in their wildest dreams? Yeah, exactly) and three years later, I’m tired of solely having …
Mondays
Blue Monday (noun): A Monday that is depressing or trying especially because of the return to work and routine after a weekend I always struggle with grief-filled Mondays, my counsellor suggested that it was because Summer died on a Monday, but …
Explicit
Resonate (verb): To relate harmoniously, to strike a chord My last blog was about all of the implicit nods to baby loss, but since then, I’ve been bombarded with all of the explicit references. More specifically, books and quotes about the …
I Can’t Imagine
Oh sh1t! (urban dictionary): The exact moment of realisation that you have done something insanely stupid So many people say “I can’t imagine what you’re going through” when talking to the baby loss or grieving community. I know that it’s …
Surviving
Thrive (verb): To grow or develop well or vigorously; prosper; flourish I’m not getting into it, but I’m not a Meghan Markle fan (controversial bruth!), but one thing she once said, did strike me, even though it irritated me at …