Thank you for all you have done this year
A year without Matilda Mae
Thank you for listening
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for talking
For crying and caring
Thank you for feeding us
Staying and sharing
Thank you for your patience
For your understanding
Thank you for supporting me
When my legs did not feel like standing
Thank you for talking about Tilda
Thank you for saying her name
Thank you for all the fundraising
Thank you for all the soul searching
Thank you for getting the anger
Thank you for staying away
Thank you for being gentle
Thank you for being kind
Thank you for your generosity
With your emotion, money and time
Thank you for not forgetting
Thank you for all the hugs
Thank you for praying
Thank you for your trust
Thank you for never leaving
For standing by my side
Thank you for standing square and proud
Where many turned to run and hide
Thank you for sharing the horror
The terror and the pain
For sharing the darkest moments
The rain, the stormy skies
Thank you for your message every single Saturday
Thank you for never forgetting the 2nd
The importance of the day
Thank you for loving our children
Holding them in your heart
Thank you for guiding us through the days
When we struggled to function, to start
Thank you for staying awake at night
To check I was okay
Thank you that I was your first message or tweet
At the start of each new day
Thank you for sharing her beauty
Those bright and sparkling brown eyes
Thank you for saying repeatedly
How wrong it is that she died
Thank you for encouraging me
To carry on and be brave
Thank you for giving me courage
I am certain my life you saved
Thank you for helping me be the mother
I so desperately want to be
Thank you for writing her name round the world
Helping build her legacy
Thank you for all the little things
They truly mean so much
Thank you for reading our story
Thank you for staying in touch
Thank you Baby Tilda
For living such a beautiful little life
I miss you now and always
Til I meet you in the skies
I am building you a legacy
As you cannot build your own
And so many people are helping
Thank you everyone x
I feel that my heart is missing
You get me through each day
With all the little things you do
The little things you say
Thank you x
Still brings me to tears thinking of you all, every month or every week which ever i feel, I always write your family and your beautiful Matilda in my prayer book. Much love to you all xx
Tilda will never ever be forgotten, nor you Jennie. I’m proud to call you a friend. I just wish there was more I could do. Right now I don’t think there will ever be a day in the present or future when I don’t think of you and Tilda. Much love xx
Ohhhh, gorgeous post. I’m pretty sure I can speak for many people besides myself when I say that any small things we each and collectively did felt SO tiny, like a drop in the ocean of what we all wish we could do and and no thanks would or will ever be needed. But we are so honoured to stand by you and this is such a wonderful post to read. x x x x x x x
What a beautiful picture. Such love.
Every single day you are one of the first people I think of and as the days creep towards Tilda’s anniversary I am thinking of you more and more. I too am so so proud to call you a friend and I will be with you every step of the way as you build Matilda’s legacy. Much love to you xxxxx
Thank you for sharing your utterly heartbreaking story. I am sure you have helped a lot of people realise what is important in life. Thank you for raising awareness of cruel SIDS even when you could have just disappeared. Sending love as ever xxx
This picture is gorgeous and says so much. Even though the words are beautiful and powerful, the pictures just say so much. Sending love and prayers your way x
A picture speaks a thousand words and your love shines through in them all.
Beautiful words.
I think about you a lot. You are such a strong inspirational lady x
You don’t know me but I think of you and Matilda Mae every day. My partner went looking for northern lights last night and I wondered if Matilda would be shining down.
Lovely post, thanks for letting us in to help you xx
I ache at the very thought of what you have had to suffer and wish so very much i could help ease your pain and suffering. I hate it with a passion so hard. I have a place in my heart for you and Tilda and a light also that burns in a Sanctuary in another Land. I keep it lit and i visit it every time i travel there. I will NEVER ever forget Tilda, not as long as i live and breathe. Her face, her eyes and that beautiful smile are with us all forever. Bless you and please may you find peace and strength to live your lives.
My love
Lindie
Ms L Rose Granville-Halstead
I have just stumbled upon your blog, and quickly understood you had lost your little Matilda Mae. Your beautiful post above made me cry so much for you, your family, your lost baby… and I have not even read or found out the full story yet (just read this post). Blogs are so powerful, they make us link with each other, think about each other, be there for each other. As a mum myself, I cannot begin to comprehend how you can get over the loss of a little one. I admire you for writing the post I have just read, for having the courage to speak up, for actually being able to get up in the morning. I do not even know your name yet, but I can tell you are an amazing person. Mel
Thank you right back jennie. XxxxxX
As normal I don’t really know what to say, but I care so much for you all, and the beautiful Tilda. I am still here for you all. XxxX
Jennie as always I struggle with words, with knowing what to say when there is so much emotion that your posts swell in me. I wish there was more that we could do, I wish we could erase the pain, I wish we could turn back time. You are building Matilta’s legacy one day at a time in a way that I can’t imagine I would have the strength to do. Thank you for shining a light through the darkness so that others who are lost can follow you x