When the publisher asked me what date I would like my book published by, I hadn’t really given it much thought. I had no plans to publicise a book launch party because it didn’t feel like it was something I could celebrate. Oh, hey everyone, my son died, so I wrote a book – read all…
Before Matthew was diagnosed with cancer, my life was perfect. I describe those days as B.C. – before cancer and these days as A.D. – after death! I feel like a different person now, but grief and loss does change us. We cannot go through this journey and remain the same, but we do have…
Writing a letter to your loved one is a very healing act and one of the many ways to help process grief and loss. We are all haunted by the ‘what ifs’ and ‘if only’ thoughts that follow the death of a loved one and is there ever enough time to tell them everything we want them…
When I was eleven years old the unexpected death of my eldest brother changed my family forever. To see and hear my parents so distraught seemed more upsetting to me than the sad fact that my brother had died. I didn’t understand death as I hadn’t experienced it before, and I only saw him last…
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