Ellidy is determined to keep the memory of her partner Chumpy Pullin strong, to honour his spirit and for their daughter, Minnie. Ellidy said the grief still came in waves, two years on, but things were getting a little better every day. Look, the worst possible thing you could imagine happened,” she told Kylie Gillies of Chumpy’s death, aged just 32. Speaking to The Morning Show on Wednesday, Ellidy said Minnie’s first year had been a “rollercoaster.

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Podcaster and model Ellidy met three-time Olympian and world champion Alex “Chumpy” Pullin at a friend’s party - and they were to become inseparable. In the hours that followed a suggestion was made: did Ellidy want to harvest Chumpy's sperm and try for the baby they both wanted so deeply? I remind myself that Chumpy died doing something that he loved in the place he loved most: the ocean,” she wrote.The author and her partner have quite a following of people who wanted to know their story and I imagine this to be the reason for the high ratings. 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. So the champion athlete slips on wetsuit and weight-belt, and confidently wades into the Pacific Ocean. 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.

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As many others have said, it truly encapsulates the raw truth about grief, and the journey of losing a loved one, but beyond all else, it is a book filled with hope and light amidst the darkness. Family, friends, lawyers and doctors helped to give Ellidy the chance to keep a small part of Chumpy alive. 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. Although the writing style was definitely different for me, the experiences, trauma and growth throughout this book, are memorable.It might never happen, but maybe she would one day feel strong and well enough to "bring a piece of him back". In the days that followed Alex "Chumpy" Pullin's death, tributes flowed for one of Australia's most recognisable winter athletes. Deliveries to destinations outside Australia are made by DHL courier, and cannot be made to post office boxes. It is just so clear that they are such a beautiful family and I think it was really special that they shared some intimate family memories - I feel honored to have read them. I just know what Chumpy would want to do, so and I couldn't care less what anyone thinks," she said.

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That afternoon, she was sitting on the back deck, her head buried in her knees, feeling what would become a very familiar mix of emotions in the months ahead: loss and grief and disbelief.

Using the sperm of a dead person to have a child raises obvious moral, ethical and religious issues. It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin kissed his partner, Ellidy, goodbye to go spearfishing. I don't think I have ever cried so much while reading a book, and my heart broke with every page of reading how unfair and heartbreaking the loss that Ellidy and Chumpy's family have been through. As it turned out, Ellidy wasn't pregnant, but 15 months after Chumpy's death she gave birth to his baby. 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.

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She loves the ocean, animals, the outdoors, sewing, cooking, camping, surfing, travelling, yoga, food and wine. I can't imagine from Ellidy's perspective how it would have felt from losing the love of her life and beginning her pregancy journey alone. They'd recently lost their partner in an accident, and, having followed Ellidy's story, had asked for sperm retrieval.