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Life after suicide bereavement: Lisa’s story

9th September 2025 Blog, Stories

WAY Widowed and Young member Lisa shares how she navigated grief after her husband took his own life two and half years ago – and explains how Winston’s Wish helped her to support her three young children.On 7th March 2023, my life came crumbling down unexpectedly. The police came to my ...

Why I’m Dedicating A Flower To The Winston’s Wish Memory Meadow – Edd’s Story

11th July 2025 Fundraising, Stories

Edd’s dad died when he and his siblings were in their early 20’s. It was the first time they had ever dealt with grief. Since first taking on a half marathon in support of Winston’s Wish in 2019, Edd has been a constant supporter of our work, raising vital funds to ...

Navigating Father’s Day as a widowed dad: Gary’s story

5th June 2025 Blog, Stories

To mark Father’s Day, we hear from Gary – a Trustee of our full circle partners at the charity WAY Widowed and Young – about how he has coped as a widowed dad raising his young daughter, Hannah, after the death of his wife Angela. My advice to other widowed dads ...

Felt letters spelling dad pegged to a string

How young people cope with Father’s Day after their dad has died

23rd May 2025 Advice, Stories

For children and young people whose dad has died, Father’s Day can be a difficult day. It doesn't matter whether it's your first Father's Day after dad died or it has been many years. As with other special days, it can be a time when their grief is brought to ...

Navigating Mother’s Day as a widowed mum: Rachel’s story

12th March 2025 Blog, Stories

Five years ago, Rachel’s husband Nick died suddenly while she was eight months pregnant. As Mother’s Day approaches, the WAY ambassador shares her experience of widowed parenting, juggling a career and looking after her own mental wellbeing… I’ve always made sure that Nick is part of Mabel’s life. She doesn’t feel ...

Remembering Rocco

11th December 2024 Blog, Fundraising, Stories

Rocco's Godmother, Claudia: Rocco White was the 4th baby of my best friend, Samya, and my godson. He was an identical twin with Winston and has an older brother, Otis, and sister, Mila, who were 3 and 5 when Rocco died suddenly on 11th December 2018, aged 6.5 months. He was ...

Christmas Appeal – The Hepburn Family

14th November 2024 Blog, Stories

Winston’s Wish service user and supporter, Lisa, shares how we supported her children, Olivia, Tilly and Ellis after their dad died in 2016. “When Christmas came that first year without him, our walls started to crumble, the bubble burst and none of us wanted to even mention the word “Christmas.” ...

Finding support after being bereaved by suicide: Caroline’s story

14th November 2024 Blog, Challenge Events, Fundraising, Press Releases, Stories

Caroline received the devastating news that her husband, Steve, had died by suicide after he had been missing for two days. It was a complete shock to Caroline and her family, and there had been nothing to make her believe that this would be the outcome when she initially reported ...

TV Star Alfie Watts Launches Charity Single for Winston’s Wish

7th October 2024 Blog, Fundraising, News, Press Releases, Stories

Television personality and BBC Race Across the World Winner Alfie Watts will release his debut single, Hopeless Wings, on the 31st of October to raise funds for Winston’s Wish. As an ambassador for the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity, Alfie is keen to be a grief advocate for ...

Winston's Wish lottery player, Mandy (centre) with her daughter Sasha and now husband Les

Winston’s Wish lottery player, Mandy, shares her reasons for playing every week

2nd August 2024 Blog, Fundraising, Stories

Winston’s Wish lottery player, Mandy, shares her reasons for playing every week following the support her transgender daughter, Sasha, received when her dad died. In 2001, Mandy and her family – husband Bob and child Sasha - were travelling in France when their car was hit by a speeding motorcycle. Mandy ...

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