Merry Christmas to
everyone and here’s to another year of hopes and dreams that we can witness and
create.
This time of year can
be quite bitter sweet for some. Though this is a time for gathering together
with our loved ones and sharing fun times, laughter, gift giving and eating
plenty of food, this is also a time of reflection for those that are no longer
with us or didn’t get the chance to share the joy in the first place.
For those of us that
have lost by miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death, our little angels didn’t
get to experience the joy of Christmas nor did we get to experience it with
them. I explain my feelings of this, that we were robbed of this opportunity to
enjoy this with them. So each Christmas, I always take a moment to remember my
darling angel Jethro James Morcombe and light his candle with my husband and my
two sons. This gives us the chance for the 5 of us to be together and reflect
on Jethro’s short life. It allows us to wish him a Merry Christmas and tell him
we love him and wish he was here. My eldest son always has a chat with his
brother when we light his candle for occasions; it’s very sweet and innocent.
Our families also
acknowledge him at this time and include him in the Christmas spirit by hanging
a bauble on their own Christmas tree. We all had baubles made with Jethro’s name
on it and it’s an opportunity for everyone to have their moment with Jethro
when putting up the tree.
There is no doubt
that in this lifetime, we all have our fair share of pain or trauma. For me, though
at the beginning my pain was huge, it was with time and effort that I began to
see another side to this. Life is one big lesson. Each chapter that is thrown
at us, good or bad, is something we can learn from. I refused to live morbidly
and in a negative space, as to me I know that Jethro would not want that for
me. I feel as his mother, that I must live the best possible life I can and
teach my children that are here with me on this earth, that life if AMAZING!!
Life is beautiful and love is the answer to everything. If you have a bad day,
surrender to it, but then heal it with love. Jethro did not come on this earth
to make me feel sad and to throw away the rest of my life. He came to SHOW me
how to live. He came to show me just how awesome that living can actually be. The
comfort I also have is that he lives on in us and he is always going to be in
my heart. He IS the love that I share as well as my own!
It was also important
to ensure that Jethro’s life was acknowledged by as many people as possible and
learn about this beautiful angel who once graced this earth. I have achieved
this in many ways including fundraising for the children’s hospital. This was a
huge thing for me as we were not only doing a great thing to support the
hospital, but it helped me to heal! It was a reminder that we were not alone.
Many parents are going through similar circumstances, if not worse, so I think
of their strength which gave me a great deal of strength in return. Proudly, we
have to date, raised just over $80k since Jethro passed away in 2010. It feels
amazing to give back to those that helped us in more ways than one. It feels so good to be able to do this and I’m
such a proud mummy each time the event arrives and on that day, it’s about all these
people getting together in honour him!! I love to show him off and his
existence.
It is easy to stay in
darkness when we lose a child. The pain can be so great, that we can just
switch off from everything else. But when you can poke a tiny pin hole of light
into that darkness, it will only get brighter with each step you take with the
courage inside to live the best life possible! Christmas is a celebration and
so is life. So for those lives taken suddenly, let’s celebrate their lives and fill
the world with love and joy in their honour.
“Sometimes love is
for a moment, Sometimes love is for a lifetime, Sometimes a moment is a
lifetime”
Merry Christmas
everyone. Love and light to you all. xxx
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