Courageous woman restores hope to parents who lost babies
Woman overcame the trauma and grief associated with losing her son before birth. Now she is helping parents going through the same experience to restore hope.
The woman who recovered from the trauma of losing her son before birth, Nanki Robbertse, on Sunday launched her book titled Hope after loss at the Royal Elephant hotel, in Centurion.
“The main reason for the book is to give people hope,” Robbertse told Rekord. The 41-year-old said her journey of becoming an author of Hope after loss begun after she had a stillborn baby in early 2016.
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“I lost my son at 39 weeks of pregnancy.” ALSO READ: Two children among three killed in north accident Although this was one of the most painful experiences in her life, she managed to overcome the frustration and trauma associated with it. About five months later, she started a project to reach out to parents who have also lost babies.
Photo: Ron Sibiya
Photo: Ron Sibiya
According to Robbertse the aim of the project consisted of hand-made “hope boxes” filled with gifts to comfort parents who had suffered the effects of miscarriage, stillborn baby or infant loss. Motivated by the spirit of giving and guided by the love of helping others, she said she began writing a blog. Little did she know that such practice would be a therapy to her in return. “Helping others makes me feel better.”
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She said a number of people who were reading her blog encouraged her to write a book. Early in 2019, she started writing the book about losing a baby, her experience and lesson learnt from the ordeal, and completed it at the end of 2020. The book provides advice to parents going through the same difficulty she had suffered, she said.
Photo: Ron Sibiya
More than 65 people, mostly from Pretoria and Johannesburg attended the event, where they had opportunity to ask Robbertse questions in relation to the book, her experience of losing her loved one and lesson learnt.
Photo: Ron Sibiya
Photo: Ron Sibiya
“Losing a child can change you into a better and stronger person.” The book provides advice on how to cope during pregnancy after a loss. Do you have more information about the story? Please send us an email to editorial@rekord.co.za or phone us on 083 625 4114. For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites: Rekord East For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram
