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Sarah’s story: “There’s always something missing that should be there”

12th August 2019 Advice, Blog

Sarah Turner, aka The Unmumsy Mum, was a teenager when her mum died of cancer. This is an extract of her conversation with Mark Lemon on his podcast Grief is my Superpower about the death of her mum and how it has shaped her outlook on life. You can listen to ...

Bereaved children “let down” by lack of support in schools

17th June 2019 Advice, Blog, News

Prince William, who lost his mother Diana at age 15: "I think when you are bereaved at a very young age… you feel a pain like no other pain.” Bereaved children are being let down as they try to cope after losing a parent or sibling because support in schools is ...

Being Mum and Dad on Father’s Day

14th June 2019 Advice, Blog, News

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

14th May 2019 Advice, Blog, News

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 ...

Glastonbury Festival organisers announced as patrons of Winston’s Wish

17th April 2019 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish is delighted to announce that Glastonbury Festival organisers, Emily Eavis and her husband, Nick Dewey, have become patrons of Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children and young people. This is the first time the festival organisers and married couple have become joint patrons of a charity together. Winston’s ...

How to approach the New Year after a bereavement

31st December 2018 Advice, Blog, News

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’

21st December 2018 Blog, News

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 ...

How school teachers can help bereaved children

28th August 2018 Advice, Blog, News

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 ...

Meet Disko Kids

13th June 2018 Blog, Fundraising, News

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 ...

Man up: The difficulties facing boys after the death of a father

5th February 2018 Advice, Blog

This week marks Children's Mental Health Week and this blog post, written by our team in the South East of England, looks at the impact the death of a father can have on boys, including the pressures from society. For more information about the areas we work in and where ...

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