The "Cuddles" are a series of sculptures that originate from newspaper clippings that moved the artist deeply. These fragments are wrapped in worn garments, often once belonging to her children, filled with soft stuffing, bound in cotton, and encased in hand cast latex skins stitched to achieve specific tensions and textures.

Latex plays a central conceptual role. Its skin-like presence and medical associations link the works to care, vulnerability, and repair. Used in protective coverings and surgical garments, it becomes both membrane and sculpture. Its tactile qualities and scent recall personal memory for Verhaeghe, connecting childhood experiences of her mother with her own professional life as a nurse.