Heartstrong

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You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I’m so sorry for all of the loss that has followed you in the last few years but I’m truly grateful you are both here. Heartstrong is just such an unforgettable book about love, joy, loss, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times. Life is so so short and you just never know how much one decision truly will impact not only your life but everyone else’s lives around you.

But for now all I can say is that I am truly sorry for her and her family’s loss and leave it, now, at that. She loves the ocean, animals, the outdoors, sewing, cooking, camping, surfing, travelling, yoga, food and wine. I listen to Ellidy (and Chloe’s podcast) so I know what a wrench this was to record but Ellidy, thank you for persevering. As many others have said, it truly encapsulates the raw truth about grief, and the journey of losing a loved one, but beyond all else, it is a book filled with hope and light amidst the darkness.Family, friends, lawyers and doctors helped to give Ellidy the chance to keep a small part of Chumpy alive. I do want to start following her story on social media but as for the book, not a 'good read' at all. I don't think I have ever cried so much while reading a book, and my heart broke with every page of reading how unfair and heartbreaking the loss that Ellidy and Chumpy's family have been through.

I can't imagine from Ellidy's perspective how it would have felt from losing the love of her life and beginning her pregancy journey alone. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Although the writing style was definitely different for me, the experiences, trauma and growth throughout this book, are memorable. One of my favourite parts of this story was when Chumpy's dad Chris wrote a few chapters on Chumpy's upbringing and their life as a family.A few people have said to me that they're really excited to read this book but feel a put off or scared because they know it will make them sad.

I had seen this book everywhere and I had it on my list to read for ages, but I wasn’t at a place in my grief journey where i felt i could read this.My rating doesn’t take away from their experiences at all - I just don’t know what it was about this that I couldn’t get into.

Heartstrong is an unforgettable book about love, joy, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Ellidy is determined to keep the memory of her partner Chumpy Pullin strong, to honour his spirit and for their daughter, Minnie. After losing my soul mate and hearing that this feeling of deep love ignites the exact same way with others brought me to some weird peace and the fact Ellidy had that love and loss made me feel not alone. I used to think that everything happens for a reason, but I have known a lot of people that have gone through really horrible things and losing their lives young over the past 2-3 years, so my mind shift has definitely changed to sometimes really shit things just happen to the best of people which just breaks my heart.A quote that really stuck with me from this book was 'a flame that burns twice as bright, burns half as long'. In the hours that followed a suggestion was made: did Ellidy want to harvest Chumpy's sperm and try for the baby they both wanted so deeply? Heartstrong is an unforgettable book about love, joy, loss, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times. I’ve followed Ellidy’s heartbreakingly beautiful story from the start and also have listened religiously to the Darling, Shine! it was the first time I felt that anything was added that was not along the line of what a "good bloke/life of the wedding" he was an individual.