My name is Becca (or Rebecca if you prefer). I am 26 years old, wife to Michael and mama to Posy.

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So far my story has been a simple one. Childhood, education, marriage, friends, job; all of which has been a fairly straight forward path with very few twists and bends. Very few obstacles have come my way and for that I am grateful. This past year however has taken me on a whole new journey - a journey of parenthood.

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In June 2018, Michael and I found out that we were going to be having a baby. We were over the moon and so excited at the prospect of starting a family. This feeling only grew over the 8 months that followed and on Saturday 2nd February 2019, two weeks before her due date, we welcomed our beautiful baby girl into our world. Her name is Posy Elizabeth Lyons.

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Sadly, only 13 days after she was born, Posy came down with a meningitis infection. Despite all the best medical efforts and Posy fighting her hardest fight, her tiny body couldn't handle it and our perfect little Sweet P passed away from Meningococcal Septicaemia. 

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As I mentioned in the short intro on the homepage, this blog is probably more a therapy for myself than it is for anyone reading it. I don't want to risk forgetting a single thing about my gorgeous girl as my life moves on without her; not the tiniest of sneezes, the smallest crinkle of her nose or the squelch of a full nappy. Nor can I simply sit around the house staring into space any longer or spend my days watching crappy TV. So I thought I'd give this blog writing thing a whirl and see how we go. If nothing else, it is providing me with an outlet as I work through everything that has happened, deal with the loss of my beautiful baby girl and see the immense impact that she has had on my life.

 

I do not promise entertainment, amusement or an insightful view on the world in the posts that follow and I am certainly not as poetic as my English Lit. graduate of a husband, so please don't read on expecting words of beauty. This is merely my battle with grief, my ponderings, my Posy.

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love  Becca  x

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