Friday, 7 January 2011

Seeking the light in something so harrowing... the loss of a child

It's tragic news to report that my cousin's baby died in its 18th week of pregnancy. I usually try to find something positive to say in any situation but it seems so senseless to lose someone who hadn't even had a chance to draw its first breath.
With a small sense of irony, I'd not been too decided one way or another about the recent story in Eastenders but having a child pass away closer to home makes you have a moment of clarity about it all and although circumstances are different, making entertainment out of something as traumatic as this is at best bad taste and at worst utterly undefendable to criticism.
Right now all our prayers and thoughts are with you little one and to my cousin and the family at such a solemn time.

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