Kategori: grief
I got a text about my aunt’s death – I wish people still called
Important life news deserves a bit more than a text message.
I’ll never know why my husband killed himself – he left no note
No explanation, no comfort, no goodbye. No final message to me and our three young children.
If only the doctor who looked at my daughter had taken another glance
Jess contacted her GP surgery on 20 occasions. She knew her body and she knew that body was failing her.
My daughter wore a taco costume to her dad’s funeral and I wore sequins
Changing the narrative on death, the families of Carl and Chris both chose to make their loved ones memorials celebrations of their lives.
It was supposed to be a routine biopsy – then my daughter died
My baby girl was gone, aged six.
My wife died and I was inundated with help – because I’m a man
Despite years of progress in many aspects of bereavement, surprisingly old-fashioned values still rule the roost.
Until I had one, I was ignorant about the reality of miscarriages
I had no idea how prolonged the torture of miscarriage could be.
I had a miscarriage – no one should be forced to work through it
Until it happened to me, I had no idea how prolonged the torture of miscarriage could be.
My husband died in a Greek wildfire four days after our wedding
This is a warning to those who are not taking the impending danger seriously.
My son went to the beach with his friends and never came home
Waves – which had been just waist high – became ever stronger until one larger than his head hit Joe, sweeping him under the water and out to sea.
I said goodbye to my stillborn baby on Christmas day
I never could have predicted what would happen next.
My dying mother revealed a life-changing secret — I wish she’d kept it to herself
‘I wish my mother had never told me.’
11 years on, I’m still mourning comedy legend Rik Mayall
An endlessly playful energy exuded from him – it was infectious. All-consuming. Awe-inspiring. Addictive.
My cousin sent a text that devastated me – I wish he’d called
Important life news deserves a bit more than a text message.
My cousin sent a text that devastated me – I wish he’d called
Important life news deserves a bit more than a text message.
I wish I had put my anxious dog down sooner
Don’t extend your pet’s life just for them to suffer. Be brave enough to let them go on a good day.
I wish I had put my anxious dog down sooner
Don’t extend your pet’s life just for them to suffer. Be brave enough to let them go on a good day.
My daughter took her own life to escape her abuser
I suspect Chloe felt her only other options were kill or be killed.
My daughter took her own life to escape her abuser
I suspect Chloe felt her only other options were kill or be killed.
I made the difficult decision to cut contact with my dying dad
When he did die, to my surprise, I did not regret my decision.