I felt the same nausea when Russia invaded Ukraine just weeks after I gave birth. The images of a bombed maternity hospital will never leave. Becoming a parent has meant I see death everywhere, deaths that happen and deaths that dont. Ghosts of loss and near loss, my loss and someone elses.
This was a beautifully written piece, so full of maternal raw emotion. The notion of a safe world for children is one that we didn't have to contend with, but is now all pervasive. It breaks my heart and you have captured the vulnerability of parents around the world in 2023.
I felt the same nausea when Russia invaded Ukraine just weeks after I gave birth. The images of a bombed maternity hospital will never leave. Becoming a parent has meant I see death everywhere, deaths that happen and deaths that dont. Ghosts of loss and near loss, my loss and someone elses.
This was a beautifully written piece, so full of maternal raw emotion. The notion of a safe world for children is one that we didn't have to contend with, but is now all pervasive. It breaks my heart and you have captured the vulnerability of parents around the world in 2023.