#4 Emmy’s Legacy - dealing with the loss of a child with Sarah Saolele

Mother to young daughter Willow, Sarah wanted to give her a sibling. Sarah shares her deeply personal story about the joy she and her husband Marvin experienced when they found out she was pregnant, which was followed by confusion and devastation when they found out their unborn daughter had structural problems and was unlikely to survive the pregnancy. Sarah discusses her decision to continue with the pregnancy and then meeting and then losing Emmy.

Universal themes covered include dealing with grief and feelings of isolation after losing a loved one, slowly figuring out how life can and must go on, and how as a society, we struggle to know how to discuss the most difficult topics, such as death and grief.  

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Sarah can be contacted @sarahsaolele on Instagram. 

Support services Sarah found helpful:

Red Nose grief support line Hospital to home | Red Nose Australia 

Red Nose Hospital to Home Program Guiding Light - Red Nose Grief and Loss | Supporting you on your journey after the death of a child

Bears of Hope Bears of Hope

 

Books: 

The Baby Loss Guide: Practical and compassionate support with a day-by-day resource to navigate the path of grief : Clark-Coates, Zoe: Amazon.com.au: Books

Miles Apart: A heartfelt guide to surviving miscarriage, stillbirth and baby loss : Bower, Annabel: Amazon.com.au: Books

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