‘There is so much magic and beauty in the world’ – Chesterfield mum who lost three-month-old son shares message of hope for Babyloss Awareness Week

Chesterfield woman Laurie Jade Woodruff lost her beloved son Arthur to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as cot death, in 2015.

The days that followed were dark and desperate, but Laurie found the strength to carry on and has since found solace in her little boy, Henry.

This Babyloss Awareness Week (October 9-15), she wants to share her message of hope for those who have lost a child:

“The most amazing thing happened to me today and I have to share it with you.

“Today is my son Arthur’s birthday. He passed away five years ago.

"As I was walking in the rain around where I live in Chesterfield, it was muddy and no-one was really around.

“I walked past a man who was with his wife looking into the distance and as I turned to look at him, I instantly recognised him.

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"It was the Vicar who held my son's funeral service. I couldn't believe it and knew straight away it was Arthur communicating with me. I told him that it was Arthur’s birthday.

"To add even more magic to the event, my partner told me that he had had a dream early that morning that I was at Arthur’s grave with a Vicar.

"There was a bird watching us, it was Arthur and the Vicar was translating Arthur’s message to me through the bird who was tweeting at us as we stood at his graveside.

“As I walked back, the pram I was pushing got stuck over a rock and tipped over at the exact same spot where I first saw the Vicar and his wife.

"It forced me to stop and I stood there a while as they walked back down the road and stopped to talk with me again.

"They told me they were from a different town and that they had been visiting the tip in Chesterfield, and were keen birdwatchers.

"I then saw the binoculars round his neck and I told him about the dream. I asked for a photo as I knew that this was a moment I would never forget.

“Losing Arthur to SIDS was the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.

"We co-slept and waking up to find him dead in my arms was terrible and took many years to come to terms with.

"But I do feel like I found great meaning in his death, that it really helped me on my path. There is so much magic and beauty in the world.”

Laurie Jade Woodruff is a psychic, psychotherapist and astrologer. Read her full story here: https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/chesterfield-mum-who-woke-find-baby-son-dead-her-arms-courageously-shares-her-story-love-loss-and-hope-932525

If you have been affected by baby loss and need help, support is available through Chesterfield SANDS: http://chesterfieldsands.co.uk/

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