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Can’t Breathe..

On Oct 9, 2018 By katiesbutterfliesLeave a comment

I called the ambulance and they were very patient and kind when I struggled to explain what exactly was going on through my distressed tone of voice. They arrived very quickly and attended to Mum, and they placed her gently on the stretcher. She was crying and moaning in absolute agony. 'Please, help me!' she …

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Frequent doctor visits (part 2)

On Oct 6, 2018Oct 6, 2018 By katiesbutterfliesLeave a comment

Mum went to the doctors and was referred to an ultrasound. But still, nothing had shown up and came back clear. What is going on? There has got to be something they're missing.. I could now sense each day that passed, Mum was becoming frustrated. The Omeprazole and the painkillers were only providing her short term …

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Frequent doctor visits and frustrations

On Oct 3, 2018Oct 5, 2018 By katiesbutterfliesLeave a comment

The next morning, Mum called the doctors and managed to get an early appointment. The doctor sent her for a few blood tests at our nearest hospital and to wait a few days for the results . Then a few days later, she got a call from the doctor saying the tests had come back …

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Changes (part 2)

On Sep 21, 2018 By katiesbutterfliesLeave a comment

Max and I told mum to just take some painkillers and after a couple of hours, the pain eased a little. It could have been anything. I thought of all possible minor causes; she could have simply pulled a muscle or had a trapped nerve. I know that trapped nerves take ages to get better …

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Changes..

On Sep 18, 2018Sep 22, 2018 By katiesbutterfliesLeave a comment

One day, I had come home from a very late shift. Back then, I worked in a supermarket doing very late hours and although it was a full-time job I hardly had any time for myself or socialised. But I had to take the job as I had no other choice, and Mum wanted me …

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Getting easier..

On Sep 8, 2018 By katiesbutterfliesLeave a comment

It had now been almost 8 years since Dad had died. Each year, we would say to each other how quickly the years were going by and no matter how many years will pass, it will still only feel like yesterday. It sounds like such a cliché but it is really scary how weeks can …

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Keeping Busy & Early Days

On Aug 28, 2018Aug 28, 2018 By katiesbutterfliesLeave a comment

Each year that was passing by was getting a little bit easier. By this point, it had been 4 years already. Within that time, Max and I were working full time, Mum had got a dog to keep herself busy but it also had brought such joy and helped to fill in part of the …

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