Stories
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Many bereaved parents find it helpful to share their experiences with others and to hear from parents in similar positions to themselves. As part of this process, we are building a database of stories, meaningful poems or prose that have helped you or others through the grieving process.
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Rosie's Story
It was just before her 23rd birthday when Rosie was diagnosed with leukaemia. She had been complaining of tiredness and aching joints, but as she had just started a new job and was going to the gym tw...
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Shelley's Story
Michelle Paull, better known as Shelly, was born on 5 January 1963, the first of three children. She was a happy, fun loving girl who grew and blossomed into a fun loving woman, beautiful outsid...
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Sarah - Always the Star
Sarah was given to us on 2 January 1981. We were the proud parents of our first born daughter. She gave us so much joy and happiness, and she was our whole world until her baby brother Gav...
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What my Heart Says
I'm going to tell you something, I hope you'll never know,
I'll tell you how a heart can break and tears can constant flow.
I lost my baby girl you see, an angel in my eyes,
God chose to take her h...
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My Tsunami
I sit and try to make sense of it all with no emotion, no feeling. Wanting to feel something but there isn't anything there.
Like the ocean when struck by mother earth it comes with no ...
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