To raise awareness of perinatal bereavement, illustrator Korrig’Anne has just released a comic strip to lift the taboo around this subject.
Anne, better known by her name Korrig’Anne, is a talented 34-year-old illustrator. For several years now, she has chosen to draw on the theme of parenthood, a subject that touches her particularly since she is the mother of two children.
Today, she has decided to tackle a painful subject: perinatal bereavement which affects 7,000 families per year, during pregnancy or childbirth. “For years, parents who have lost one or more children have called on me to draw their" whole "family. Little by little, I became very aware of this subject and understood that perinatal mourning was an immense taboo and that this silence was added to the suffering of paranges ”, she confides.
A necessary awareness
Through his work entitled "Falling evening gold – parents of a star", in the form of a comic strip, Korrig’Anne wanted to give voice to all these paranges, to pay tribute to them and raise awareness as much as possible. “I receive testimonials every day. Some feel the need to tell me in detail their experiences, others approach the subject with a lot of modesty. They are sometimes happy to show me their little angel in photos, because they often don't dare show them around for fear of shocking. The entourage of bereaved parents is often very uncomfortable and sometimes awkward ”, she emphasizes.
More than anything, she wanted to support these paranges which do not feel listened to or understood enough by society. “My own parents lost a baby girl in the 8th month of pregnancy when I was 8 years old. It marked me a lot and I have always been sensitive to this subject ”, confides the young woman.
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A word to release
A designer for eight years, she wanted to free the word of the paranges so that they can mourn and be understood by those around them. “We all know someone who has lost a baby but we don't always know what the paranges are going through. I tried to show the different stages of mourning, the awkwardness of relatives and the needs of paranges ”, she emphasizes.
“A message of love and life”
In her work, Anne not only deals with perinatal bereavement, but also adoption and disability. “When the two heroes of my story finally feel ready, they decide to adopt a child with Down's syndrome.”, She emphasizes. One way for her to show different and hopeful patterns. “It was close to my heart, because I have known several families who made this choice and I have always been amazed by their history, and by the immense joy that reigned among them. I said to myself that it was a way of also giving a place to these subjects while passing a beautiful message of love and life. If my comic strip starts in tears, it ends in a ray of sunshine ”, she concludes.
Thanks to Korrig’Anne for her testimony. You can find her on her Instagram page or on her website. To get this comic without further ado, you can go here.
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