Letter received through my site, shared with permission of author

Dear Miri, 

Bless you Miri, you have touched my life. 

In January, I had a miscarriage. I know you might be wondering what on earth this has to do with your current pursuits, so allow me to explain...

I think I found you on Facebook early January, since everyone's been sharing your fantastic letters. When I had the miscarriage, the first few days were understandably devastating to me. The new life inside me had brought me much hope and a sense of purpose, amidst these wild times we find ourselves in. Though I wasn't in a "solid" relationship, I felt blessed, and when this beautiful little soul inside me decided not to stay, it was hard to stay strong and hold onto any sense of purpose (not to mention, hold onto my spirit and joy). 

Somehow, in the days following that moment the nurse told me there was no baby, I found myself on your website. I was a bit of a letter junkie, trawling through every letter on your website (and every page!). Oh, the Wetherspoons story did make me giggle and smile - and wow, was it wonderful to smile. 

I couldn't really make sense of it at the time but I understand now that I felt carried on the wings of who you are as a woman and a human being. I know that this is totally my perspective, since I don't actually know you and I just have a vantage point through your website and social media. But I decided you were strong, vivacious, passionate, smart, capable, powerful, determined, following your heart/spirit/some beautiful inner calling...and that reminded me that that's possible for me, too. 

So even though I was curled up on the floor holding my belly, crying for the future that had been offered to me that seemed so cruelly ripped away, I remembered who I am and I remembered I am strong. 
That's my story and I'm sticking with it. 

Just a little update in case you're curious - three months on, I'm beyond fine (actually, I'm wonderful). I have amazing friends, healers and practitioners, who helped me to process my emotions and beliefs. I completely believe that this beautiful soul is still with me.  I'm grateful to have had the miscarriage, as odd as that might sound (it has led to many lessons and opportunities). I'm grateful to now NOT be pregnant, given the shitstorm that's happening around us. I trust that if one day I am meant to be a biological mother, it will happen. Meanwhile, I'm a holistic therapist and wide awake, so I have a lot of passion for supporting people through these times. 

I won't whittle on much longer. But my reason for writing today is that I just donated via your website, as today I used your "letter for family and friends" as inspiration to write to my immediate family. I initially wanted to email them as I've decided to set certain boundaries around my exposure to individuals who've had the injection, given the evidence of transmission. But then I remembered you wrote a letter so it meant I could include a lot of additional information and the whole letter writing process was much easier for me. All of your information and references were incredibly helpful. Bless you, bless you, bless you. 

I wanted you to know that I wasn't just donating as a thank you for your letter, I was also donating because you helped a woman going through a few days of darkness. I figure that a lot of what you're doing must feel thankless at times, and downright difficult in various ways, so I hope you know that your work and your mission is not only helping people with Covid matters, but in much deeper, profound ways, too. 

With love and gratitude,

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