atphodgkissAug 14, 20231 min readNot every day is ok?After I did the talk for Abbie's Army at beauty pageant I was ok. I think I worked myself up to make it through the night. Sunday I was...
atphodgkissAug 12, 20231 min readAria and other children who pass from DIPGI'm sat here crying my eyes out. Another child has passes away from dipg. Addison in the USA who is 11 has just passed away. This...
atphodgkissAug 10, 20231 min readDo others understand how you are feeling?I think others try and understand how I feel but it's very difficult unless they have been through this. The pain in unberable some days,...
atphodgkissAug 9, 20231 min readI have to try and carry on for AriaI have to try and carry on for Aria. Each day is a battle. I have good and bad days. Today is a better day. I went for a job interview...
atphodgkissAug 7, 20231 min readHow can I carry on without you Aria?I love you so much Aria. It really really hurts that you are no longer here with us. I can no longer hold you or kiss you. You were the...
atphodgkissAug 7, 20231 min readHow day to day objects can make me cry?It's so hard some days. Even hoovering the stairs can make me cry! We have pictures of Aria everywhere. I am ok most days walking past...
atphodgkissAug 5, 20231 min readSome days are easier than others?Yes this is very true. I feel secure when I'm with my husband. I can do more when I'm with him. He's like my comfort blanket. When he is...
atphodgkissAug 3, 20231 min readAria and my griefToday has been one of those days where everything has made me cry. Looking at anything of hers has made me cry. Which normally this keeps...
atphodgkissAug 2, 20231 min readIs PTSD real from losing a child?I've always thought a lot about this. Do parents suffer with PTSD when they loose a child? In my own experience, yes it's very real. I...
atphodgkissAug 2, 20231 min readGrief & me todayToday has started with me crying. I try and cope each day by talking to Aria and just trying to survive. Arias things have been left as...
atphodgkissAug 1, 20231 min readWhat is DIPG?I want to share all I know about Dipg and want to share with others what Dipg is and does to our children. As I add more to this blog I...
atphodgkissAug 1, 20231 min read8 months without you1st of August 2023. Today has been hard, it's been 8 months without you. I have no idea where the time has gone. It feels like yesterday...
atphodgkissAug 1, 20231 min readWhat is this all about?I've decided to write about anything and everything that happens to us or rather me whilst I walk side by side with my grief. Rather than...