Me and My Jewel: Tine

Tine is tall blonde woman, lovely and down to earth. She is also an entrepeneur pur sang. She loves what she does and it's contagious! Tine shares a very intimate and deeply emotional story with us.

Meet Tine

Tine, 46 years old, mother of a 9 year old son and married. Tine runs her own company which is a fancy dress shop, she rents out costumes for parties and events.

Tine and her necklace

A pendant with chain by the Italian Giovanni Raspini. It contains my initial and a little angel. I received it 7 years ago. My best friend was pregnant with her first baby and we were both so thrilled about this! I had already a son of two years old at the time. When she went into the hospital for delivery, something terrible happened. The doctors mistook the mothers heartbeat, who was in a breech presentation, for the baby’s heartbeat. They missed completely that the baby was having major problems breathing. When the baby came out, she had already died. I ran into the hospital, when she called me, and held this little perfect creature in my own arms too and it was so incredible, so overwhelming. I admit, I was scared to see it, but once there, all my fears just vanished.

'' such a perfect little creature''

There were so many unsettling moments for her after she gave birth, you see, when something like this happens, you get to deal with bringing home a dead baby, your stroller is empty. You are home, with your first born and she is dead. A nurse is waiting for your baby at home. You sit at home with your postnatal fluffy tummy, it is scary, sad and surreal. She had managed to get Merel, the little baby’s name, baptized, which meant a lot to her. My friend is such an awesome person, but for 5 years I saw her struggle. Even if well into her forties, she did get pregnant again soon after and gave birth to a healthy baby boy and not much later, also to a baby girl.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Strangely enough, who knows how these things work, but it was the birth of her daughter that completed a circle for her. And it was like I finally saw my friend happy and relaxed again, the bubbly person she was before the tragedy happened, was back. I have to confess that I was relieved somehow that I was already a mother, when this tragedy happened, as I would never have had a peaceful moment again during my pregnancy, knowing what could happen!

She gave me this jewel months after the tragedy. It means a lot to me. I don’t even wear it that often, but when I do, it takes me back in a flash, to her, to what we have been through together in life and how precious she is to me. It was a very beautiful and emotional moment. Although I emphasized that she, my best friend, needn’t to do this, I really appreciated it. It all was so meaningful and today I am glad that I have something like this jewel to remind me about this moment in life.

 

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