‘Holding the little white coffin in your hands is an experience so unimaginable’

A Limerick mother who buried her two daughters has penned a book that offers solace to grieving children and families, and helps them navigate their loss, writes Manon Gilbart

Kai Collins with his late little sister, Allie. 'That time at home gave us the chance to create precious memories together as a family before she left us.' 

Áine Healy Collins was faced with a parent’s worst nightmare when she lost her newborn daughter on Christmas Day, 2022. She was “adamant lightning couldn’t strike twice” but then she tragically lost a second baby girl last year.

Ms Collin's daughter Hollie died on Christmas morning three years ago — only a couple of hours after her birth.