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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 ...

A letter for Winston’s Wish

29th May 2024 Fundraising, Stories

Written by Winston’s Wish supporter, NickIt was nearly 47 years ago, as a 19-year-old, when my life was turned upside down. At around 4 am, a knock on my door, and two oversized policemen squeezed into my room. After suggesting I sit down, they told me, without much further softening of what was to ...

Family photo of Jane, Chris and their children at a dinner table

Leaving a legacy in memory of Chris is the best way of saying thank you

16th February 2024 Stories

When Jane’s husband suddenly and unexpectedly died she called Winston’s Wish for advice on how to support their two young children. Jane has kindly shared how the support from Winston’s Wish has helped the family ‘feel happy again’ and why leaving a gift in her will is the perfect way ...

Benedict’s story: “It is hard to ask for help, but taking that plunge makes everything that bit easier to process”

8th September 2022 Stories

Benedict received bereavement support from Winston’s Wish in 2015 after his dad took his own life when Benedict was three. The one-to-one support from a practitioner and the groups with other bereaved children, helped him to understand what had happened. 10 years later, Benedict volunteered for Winston’s Wish to give ...

Debbie’s story: “Thank you, Winston’s Wish, for being a light in our darkest days”

31st August 2022 Stories

Debbie turned to Winston’s Wish for help supporting her young children, Lizzie and Hattie, when their dad and former partner, David, died in 2018. The Winston’s Wish books, website and online resources helped her family to navigate their grief from the days following David’s death up until today and into ...

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Children’s Grief Awareness Week: A letter to my younger self

17th November 2021 Stories

This Children’s Grief Awareness Week, four Winston’s Wish Young Ambassadors have written a letter to their younger selves. In these powerful letters, Teigan, Grace, Maisie and Tom tell their younger selves how they will cope with their grief following the death of their important people. Children's Grief Awareness Week is taking ...

Hebe’s story: Coping with grief after my dad died by suicide

15th June 2021 Stories

Hebe was 13 when her dad died by suicide and her world turned upside down. Her mum called the Winston’s Wish Helpline the next day and used our resources to help Hebe understand what had happened and how to cope with her grief. Hebe wanted to share her story to ...

How 11-year-old Isla raised £1,000 for Winston’s Wish in memory of her mum

23rd April 2021 Fundraising, Stories

Budding entrepreneur, 11-year-old Isla has raised £1,000 for childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish by designing and selling pin badges featuring the different emotions bereaved children might feel. Isla’s mum died from cancer in October 2020 and she wanted to do something to help other children grieving for a parent. Isla ...

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