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Being Mum and Dad on Father’s Day

Through his Doodle Diary, our new Ambassador Gary Andrews tells us about being Mum and Dad on Father's Day after the unexpected death of his wife Joy, aged just 41, in 2017 left him the sole parent to their two children Lily and Ben, who were just 10 and seven ...
How to prepare a child for the death of a parent by cancer

How to talk to a bereaved child

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The following blog post is an extract from our podcast on the importance of conversation. It features Debbie and Gemma in the South West team. You can listen to the podcast below.   For Parents and Carers When somebody dies sometimes people just don’t know ...
Young girl hugging parent

How to approach the New Year after a bereavement

So, you’ve manage to make it through Christmas. Well done! There’s every chance that there’ve been times that were good or dare I say even fun, but with every likelihood also times tinged with sadness when the loss of your loved one was so obvious and evident. Now, as you ...

Beyond Today: ‘When my brother died, I lost a part of myself’

My name’s Georgia Coan. I’m a producer on BBC Radio 4’s podcast ‘Beyond Today’. Recently I made the decision to openly discuss my experience with grief for a podcast episode with our presenter, Matthew Price. In 2013, at the age of 19, I lost my younger brother Elliot due to complications in ...
Explaining homicide to children

How school teachers can help bereaved children

The following blog post has been written by Robert Kruze, a Primary School teacher in the North West and a volunteer at Winston's Wish. He explores the ways in which teachers can provide bereavement in schools for grieving children.  The daily life of a classroom teacher can be extremely manic but ...
Disko Kids

Meet Disko Kids

Helen Dukes, founder and owner of fashion brand Disko Kids, is currently training for the Black Country Road Race. The run, on 1st July, is just one way in which Helen has been supporting Winston’s Wish since her daughter Lottie lost her Dad. We chatted to Helen to find out ...

The impact bereavement can have on young carers

Young carers can feel very lost if the person they were caring for dies. It is important to remember that a young carer may have taken a major role in the care of their loved one, so when that person dies, not only is the child struggling with the loss ...
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