Heartstrong

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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. I listen to Ellidy (and Chloe’s podcast) so I know what a wrench this was to record but Ellidy, thank you for persevering. It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin kissed his partner, Ellidy, goodbye to go spearfishing.

Ellidy is determined to keep the memory of her partner Chumpy Pullin strong, to honour his spirit and for their daughter, Minnie. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I feel like I can’t give a star rating because it feels like I’m judging someone’s life and experiences. 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. 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.The strength that you have is truly INCREDIBLE, I know it can’t always be easy but I truly believe your story will help so many people in all different walks of life. Family, friends, lawyers and doctors helped to give Ellidy the chance to keep a small part of Chumpy alive. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

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? Towards the end of the book, there was a letter that the author's mum had written where she talks about what a passionate environmentalist he was. 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.Heartstrongis an unforgettable book about love, joy, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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. 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.

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. Although the writing style was definitely different for me, the experiences, trauma and growth throughout this book, are memorable.

I was swept up in El’s and Chumps story, i had loosely followed it in the media but wasn’t fully across it. 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. Heartstrong is an unforgettable book about love, joy, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times. 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?

It is just so clear that they are such a beautiful family and I think it was really special that they shared some intimate family memories - I feel honored to have read them. I’m not sure whether not really knowing Ellidy or Chumpy all that well in the public eye has anything to do with it, as I don’t follow her on any socials.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. And I had no idea posthumous sperm retrieval was a thing that's possible, such a challenging time, but being able to have that option is amazing.