Dearest Lieve I read your response and cried that we all here in Australia may one day know, have the circle of caring you spoke of and are experiencing especially through the hard questions of life and death. Thank you for giving us an experience of it Love Denise
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lieve Huybrechts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 1:47 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Story of love and warmth > Dear friends, > > Thank you all for your replys, I read them all carefully and I really feel > supported by them. > > Lynn, my heart is with you and the family of the stillborn baby. During the > pregnancy I had a lot of conversations with Nele and she felt very > supported and comforted when I told her that I believe that no life is > without purpose, how long of how short it will take. Nobody knows what > lessons we have to learn, but maybe for those little baby's that are so > welcome but do not have much time, the feeling of being welcome is the only > thing they have to learn. > > Julie, you spoke af a sad pathway, I don't feel it that way. When you can > see what happens in these family, the changings of the peoples thinking > about quality of live and the gratefullness of every minute they have > together, I feel not sad at the end. There are moments of tears but the > great picture is happiness. > > Pinky, I gave your text 'the child God lent' to the parents and they were > touched by it. They give him to read to every visitor. It explains very good > what they (and I) feel, even they are not very religieus. > > Debby, I think the memories of your own child come very clear again when > reading all those postings. It's so good you can now celebrate the being of > your son in stead of grieving the loss. > > Thanks Tina, Janet, Sally, Sandy, Marilyn, Denise, Margie, Mary, Aviva, > Megan and Robin, also for your warm replys full of support and usefull > advice. > > Rhonda, I kept you last. Thank you so much for the poem you wrote. I gave it > to the parents and they were very touched and they let it read to everybody > that comes near. I truly hope that the lovecircle that Lars created will be > counterweight against all the violence of the war. > I plan to write his story for the Flamish journal for midwifes. I would ask > you if I can use your poem to illustrate my story? > > > Meanwhile, Lars is happy and triving. He already passed his birthweight. The > parents went walking to the cityhall, with Lars in a sleng to make his birth > official. They are really greatfull for the moments they have, every day is > a milestone. > Some reactions of people are not so nice to the parents. There are still > people (thos who didn't see Lars) that wonder if an abortion wasn't been a > better option. But Nele and Frederik are laughing with those reactions, they > know they made the right decision. > > For me, the week was hard, but also very rich. So many people are around us > to support. The mothers of the birthcentre are very involved. They are > visiting Nele and they call me to ask how I am. It's a real circle I dreamt > of when I started the birthcentre. The midwife that cares and the mothers > that care for the midwife, it creats a balance for everybody. When you wrote > a book about it nowbody would believe it can be real :-)) > > Warm hugs > Lieve > > > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
