Many of us have been to the funeral of an elderly or distant relative or maybe the funeral of a colleague or old friend. We have been touched by the sadness felt by their loved ones left behind, but we cannot truly comprehend the brutality of grief until it’s our turn to sit on the…

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…