For me, my escape has always been my writing – hence why I started She is, Sarah Jane. I heal through my words. In the days and weeks following Charlotte Rose’s passing, I wrote several blog posts about how I was dealing with the grief, but also mentioned a little teddy bear we received at the hospital. This was a teddy from Bears of Hope and it was in loving memory of a little boy called Harry Keightley, born on 13th November 2010. I expressed how grateful we were for receiving this teddy bear and that one day I would love to get in touch with Harry’s parents and thank them. Four days later this happened and what followed was truly amazing.

Harry’s beautiful mummy emailed me and said a friend had seen my post and told her. She shared in the grief of losing a baby and then told me 14 months after they lost Harry they conceived their ‘rainbow baby’, and that her name is Charlotte Rose! She also mentioned it was her fifth birthday the very next day! To this day when I think of this it still gives me tingles and I have faith this was the first of many signs from our darling angel. I speak with Harry’s mummy regularly and she has been an incredible source of support. After receiving

this initial email I knew Bears of Hope was the one! Bears of Hope comfort, acknowledge, inform, empower and guide families during their time of loss. FOR GRIEF SUPPORT PH: 1300 11 HOPE / DONATE DIRECTLY TO BEARS OF HOPE: www.bearsofhope.org.au