As childless women the word legacy is a painful reminder of our lack of purpose, a lack of meaning or the feeling that we don’t matter as let’s face it, we feel that we don’t have anyone to leave anything behind for. We spend our energy thinking about who will remember us when we are no longer here but have you ever thought about the legacy that we are living with now. “I stand!” is Yvonne’s reflection on her ancestral legacy that she finds both inspiring and empowering

Yvonne John