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Remembering Rocco

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 ...
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Young voices on bereavement

Winston's Wish bereavement counsellor, Rebecca Wemyss was recently published in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy following talks with our Youth Ambassador team. "I spoke to some of our Youth Ambassadors whose role is to ensure that the young person’s voice is heard within the organisation by getting involved in ...
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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 ...
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