Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Capture Your Grief - Day 3


Day 3 - Essence

Lily Tyne. What is the essence of Lily? Love. From the moment we found out I was pregnant, there was a new love and happiness that entered our lives. Different to any I had experienced before. When we found out at the 20 week scan that there were concerns for her (even we understood having half a heart was going to be serious!), that love didn’t change, or if it did, it intensified. From the moment we knew she existed, she was our baby, our child, with all the love and hopes and dreams that came with it. Every scan and appointment we had from 20 weeks brought worse and worse news. But the very essence of Lily never changed. She was love, she is loved, she filled our lives with new love and we decided that no matter what, we would celebrate  Lily, the love she brought, and her life, for as long as we had her. Perhaps it seemed to some that we were in denial, but it was more about making a choice (and it was a conscious choice we made) to embrace the love and the happiness in that time rather than dwell on what may lie ahead.

The essence of Lily’s life was love. She was love, she brought love, she was (and is) loved and all she knew was love. And in the end, that’s what life is about, isn’t it?




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