Heartstrong: Chumpy, Minnie & Me

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Six months later, Ellidy tried IVF treatment. The second round worked and, nine months later, Minnie was born healthy and strong. As it turned out, Ellidy wasn't pregnant, but 15 months after Chumpy's death she gave birth to his baby. Heartstrong is just such an unforgettable book about love, joy, loss, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times. (Literally every emotion and feeling you could think of was in here) Born in Victoria, at the foot of Mt Buller, he had loved to compete from a young age, and scaled the heights of his chosen sport to become Australia's first-ever snowboard world champion.

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The way that my brother asked me was quite urgent from memory, and I think I just said, 'Yes, whatever. I don't even know what you're talking about.'" Ellidy is amazing. What she has been through I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. Although such heartache, she still manages to bring so much light and laughter into the world around her. This book is full of both and so much more as well. Life. Death. Everything in-between and afterwards. Your heart and soul will run the full gauntlet of emotions by reading this book. You’ll lose a little bit of yourself to it. It’s an incredibly moving read and I dare you to not feel something while reading this.I just know what Chumpy would want to do, so and I couldn't care less what anyone thinks," she said. I have been anticipating the release of 'Heartstrong' for some time as I've been a long-time follower of Ellidy & a listener of her podcast 'Darling Shine'

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I hated hearing that ‘time does heal’ line at first, but it is true, the waves get longer apart and further apart each time,” she said. Heartstrong is out now. Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying. Minnie Alex Pullin, born in October 2021, had been conceived through IVF treatment, using sperm that had been surgically retrieved from Chumpy's body hours after he'd died. Thirty-six hours after losing him, she was offered the chance to keep a small part of Chumpy alive - and made the decision to harvest his sperm posthumously.Listen all you want to the Plus Catalogue—a selection of thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts, including exclusive series All I have left is this story. This stupid story I wish I didn’t have to tell.” Ellidy with Minnie. Credit: Seven Using the sperm of a dead person to have a child raises obvious moral, ethical and religious issues. A few people have said to me that they're really excited to read this book but feel a put off or scared because they know it will make them sad. All I can say is that, yes, it made me sad and I cried (a lot), but it's not the sort of sadness that leaves you feeling empty without purpose. I felt so much love and hope as well, and Minnie, Ellidy's daughter, is such a beautiful example of a rainbow after a storm. In it, she shares her story of grief, joy and how she’s carrying on Chumpy’s legacy with Minnie. Ellidy Pullin with baby Minnie. Credit: Seven

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Sorrow meant it took Ellidy a number of months to be strong enough to start IVF. The first round didn't work. But the second did. I knew nothing about Ellidy or Chumpy before reading and now I feel that Ellidy is one of the strongest people ever. Target Australia Pty Ltd is part of the Wesfarmers Ltd group and has no affiliation with Target Corporation US Later that morning, while Chumpy is out diving, Ellidy feels an unusual pain in her chest. Like her heart breaking into pieces, she'll later say.Time really does help to heal a little bit.” Ellidy said the grief of losing Alex came and went in waves. Credit: Seven Shortly afterwards, a neighbour says a body has been pulled from the ocean. An unconscious diver. The man asks: Hadn't Chumpy gone diving? I think it is just so apparent that Chumpy was an incredible and other-wordly human being that touched so many lives and has left an incredible legacy.

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Nope. I started and finished this book in one sitting I was captivated by this incredible memoir that shared the story of Ellidy, Minnie and ofcourse the story of Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin in life and in death, I’ve never felt this before about someone I’ve never met but I’m in awe of the human he was and the lives he touched and just the way he lived his life. I feel like I can’t give a star rating because it feels like I’m judging someone’s life and experiences.I remind myself that Chumpy died doing something that he loved in the place he loved most: the ocean,” she wrote. This story has truly truly touched my soul and I don’t think I’ll be forgetting what I’ve read any time soon. Life is so so short and you just never know how much one decision truly will impact not only your life but everyone else’s lives around you. By 2020, he was competing less in snowboarding, and focusing on other pursuits: music, motivational speaking, free diving and spearfishing.