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Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun?! Clara is 4 weeks old today, and what a four weeks its been! To celebrate, Clara has her very own crown today (only right considering she’s referred to as Princess on the ward) and she’s wearing a dress for the very first time. A dress is actually aContinueContinue reading “4 weeks old”

Clara is recovering well from her operation last week. You can tell from her photo above that she’s comfortable, those arms up in the air whilst she’s fast asleep says it all!! Every day the doctors and surgeons review Clara to check her progress. From checking her wounds to reviewing the infection markers in herContinueContinue reading “Recovering nicely”

Before you say anything, I know mum guilt is a thing. Every mum has felt it, and it never goes away, I’m sure. I’ve got mum guilt. Actually, I’ve got NICU mum guilt, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit mum guilt. Its a different type of mum guilt you see, it’s in addition to the usual mumContinueContinue reading “Mum guilt”

Little Clara has only gone and done it again. She’s defied the odds, surprised the professionals, and proved to us all what a fighting spirit she really does have. She’s a survivor. Just days before we were told to prepare for palliative care. We were offered an introduction to the Helen & Douglas House HospiceContinueContinue reading “A Medical Miracle”

We never doubted Clara, not once. But we had to trust the medical professionals, we had to listen to them and prepare ourselves for what they’d told us. But we should have known. After all, Clara came five weeks early because she’d needed us. She’s needed help. Clara also managed to get herself home forContinueContinue reading “A Fighting Spirit”