Month: December 2024

It has been one month today since Emma passed away. It doesn’t feel like things are getting better. Every new day is worse than the previous. There’s a deepening sense of loss as the reality continues to sink in. We’ve adopted a lot of slow goodbye rituals. They help somewhat. But what really keeps us…

In just a week since we opened this appeal, over 200 people have donated over 8000 euro. Thank you so much for your generosity and support for this cause! Many of you contributed anonymously, so we are not able to thank you individually, but thank you so much for your donations. We really appreciate them….

Our online condolence book for Emma: https://www.uitvaartverzorgingmyosotis.nl/condoleance/24699 Please contribute at https://epilepsie.digicollect.nl/maarten-de-rijke and share the link. Thank you! Next post: Previous posts:

An in memoriam for Emma published by Leiden University, where she was a student enrolled in the MA Asian Studies program: In Memoriam: Emma de Rijke Please contribute at https://epilepsie.digicollect.nl/maarten-de-rijke and share the link. Thank you! Next post: Previous post:

On November 24, 2024 our daughter Emma passed away at the age of 27. She had suffered from epilepsy for over 12 years. We have set up a collection box in her memory. Please give generously to help advance research into epilepsy and to help provide support to epilepsy patients and their loved ones. We…