by Katie To. I draw the missing portraits you wish you had with lost loved ones. DM for info. Wading through the 1st year of grief as a motherless new mother.
Worcester, England
Joined January 2023
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Hello Twitter, today is my first birthday without my mum. I decided to use the day to launch something I hope would make her proud. #grief instagram.com/reel/CoWxzOPoJ…
Sending love to anyone else who finds today difficult. I’m so grateful to not be waiting another year for my first cuddle as a mother, but I would sell my soul for one more cuddle with mine today.
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(Video from our first hug after being apart to stay safe at the beginning of Covid)
#MothersDay #grief
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And this is what well planned #bereavementsupport looks like. My daughter's teacher checked with her in advance what she'd like to do for #MothersDay2022, liaised with me about what she was planning & then helped my daughter make the card that she wanted. Absolutely perfect ❤
Today’s a good day. My dad @biffosmith14 finished 7 & a half weeks of radiotherapy for stage four incurable prostate cancer.
During his treatment, he walked the equivalent of 8 marathons during January, didn’t drink alcohol for 64 days & raised over £8000 for @prostatecanceruk
We’ve celebrated by having a lovely family lunch and dad having that longed for 🍺 at @thetalbotatknightwick
We love you and are proud of you beyond measure D Bear 🐻 xxx
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So many of us struggle to know what to do or say to help someone who is grieving. Please share. Thank you 🧡 #Griefkid
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People often admit they don’t know what to say.
If in doubt, try this 👇.
Validation. Compassion. Hope.
Thank you, Marjorie ❤️
#WidowedYoung
#TerminalCancer
#Grief
How it feels being surrounded by Mother’s Day reminders when it’s your first one without your mum #grief instagram.com/reel/CpCn7wLot…
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My mum died 19th July 1985. Lit & I were married on 31st May 1986.
My amazing Katie has created the wedding portrait that I would have given the world for. Priceless, beautiful, and me flanked by the two women who I loved with all my heart. I hope they’ve met up somewhere now x
I’m blown away by the response to The Missing Portraits- Thank you! It’s such an honour to make such precious artwork. Here’s a WIP for my dad’s b’day- a portrait with his mum on his wedding day #grief @biffosmith14 instagram.com/reel/CopN2SxoK…
Thank you D Bear 🐻 xxx
Hugely proud of my daughter Katie & what she launched on her birthday 7th February. I’m really moved by the comments she is getting back from people suffering the #Grief of a lost loved one.
Her video gets me every time I watch it (& that’s been lots). Xx (Tweet 18.5k views 👏)
I’m blown away by the response to The Missing Portraits- Thank you! It’s such an honour to make such precious artwork. Here’s a WIP for my dad’s b’day- a portrait with his mum on his wedding day #grief @biffosmith14 instagram.com/reel/CopN2SxoK…
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Katie is creating a very very special missing portrait for me at the moment. I’ve seen a first draft and it is truly beautiful - it will mean the world to me. She has captured the essence of someone that sadly she never met perfectly.
Grief makes books even more powerful. Whether or not I can read this page out loud without tears at bed time has become my grief barometer. Today is a no.
