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Rosanna Brown shares the story of losing her son William through termination for medical reasons, describing the medical details, emotional impact and ongoing healing. The conversation shines a light on the hidden grief of TFMR and the love behind decisions that many parents find impossible to explain.
47:07•4 Oct 2026
Choosing Love Amid Loss: Rosanna Brown on TFMR, William and Silent Grief
Episode Overview
- TFMR is described as a medically driven form of abortion, often linked to severe fetal or maternal health problems.
- Ending a wanted pregnancy does not lessen love for the baby; the choice is made with intense pain and care.
- Parents who experience TFMR go through full labour, birth and farewell rituals, which can be both precious and deeply traumatic.
- Ongoing PTSD, intrusive images and complex guilt are common, and specialist therapy can help validate and process these reactions.
- Rosanna’s book gathers multiple TFMR stories to highlight the diversity of situations and to create space where all parents’ grief is acknowledged.
“No one makes the choice to terminate a wanted pregnancy without the most broken heart in the world.”
How do people find hope in the darkest times? This conversation on the Great Awakening Show sits with one of the hardest experiences a parent can face: ending a much‑wanted pregnancy for medical reasons. Guest Rosanna Brown talks openly about TFMR (Termination for Medical Reasons) after losing her son William in 2023.
She explains TFMR in clear terms, stressing that it is “a type of abortion” carried out because continuing the pregnancy is dangerous for the baby, the mother, or both. Rosanna shares the complex mix of diagnoses, consultations and difficult choices, including being told her baby’s airways had not formed and he was “incompatible with life”.
You’ll hear how she and her husband wrestled with the reality of “death or death”, and why preventing William from suffocating felt like an act of love rather than a lack of it. As she puts it, “no one makes the choice to terminate a wanted pregnancy without the most broken heart in the world.” The episode also follows Rosanna through labour, meeting and holding William, creating memories with him, and the traumatic medical procedures around feticide and postmortem results.
She describes the ongoing PTSD, intrusive images, and the relief and challenge of therapy, which helped her understand both the science and the emotions behind her reactions. Rosanna’s book, *The Silence of TFMR*, includes stories from other parents facing equally complex decisions, including conditions like Down syndrome and life on a ventilator. Her aim is to create space where all parents who go through TFMR can have their grief recognised, without judgment about the choices they made.
Host Joanne Lee holds the whole conversation with a deeply spiritual and compassionate tone, talking about intuition, souls, and the belief that “their babies are so important… they’re still your children”. If you or someone you care about is touched by TFMR or baby loss, could this tender, honest discussion be the understanding you’ve been missing?
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