#59 Grace’s Story, Help from Tommy’s and a Grandmother’s Grief with Hannah and Rachael

In episode 59 of Footprints on our Hearts, I chat to Rachael and Hannah about their experience of baby loss and pregnancy after loss. Rachael is Hannah’s mother and grandmother to Grace who died shortly after she was born in 2018.

In the interview we talk about:

• Hannah’s pregnancy with Grace and going into premature labour when she was 21 weeks pregnant (5:44)
• Having Grace whisked away and not being told that she had been born alive (15:24)
• Hannah’s experience of grief and how Rachael felt trying to support her daughter through her dark days (23:32)
• Receiving support from Tommy’s following Grace’s death and when pregnant with her son, Jude (30:39)
• How Rachael felt when she found out Hannah was pregnant again (35:14)
• Hannah’s experience of pregnancy after loss and going into premature labour for the second time (38:39)
• Jude’s birth, NICU journey and how nearly losing him triggered Hannah’s grief over Grace (43:04)
• Why fundraising for Tommy’s is so important to Rachael (53:29)

You can connect with Rachael on Instagram @cyclingthighs and find out more about her latest endurance challenge to raise money for Tommys @run.swim.bike.hike.

Thanks to Izzy Syme for editing and producing the show.

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