Kim Clarke, a Principal Cardiac Genetic Counsellor at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, shares how she and colleagues benefitted from Child Bereavement UK’s bespoke training. Read more
Dawn was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her son Daniel, who was affected by Crohn's disease, died in 2024 from sepsis and other complications aged 22 following a delayed operation. Read more
Steve was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Leeds, in partnership with Elliot's Footprint, after his daughter Matilda died unexpectedly aged 11. Read more
Lauretta was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Buckinghamshire following the death of her son Otito, aged four. She talks about why she returned for further support eight years later. Read more
Lori, aged ten, was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Glasgow. Lori and her mother Charlene talk about how support helped her cope with her grief. Read more
Precious and James talk about Raphael and how they, and their children Keli, Sofofo and Eddie, were supported after he died. Read more
Alicia’s husband Hong died suddenly, aged 46, from pneumonia septic shock. Alicia talks about how Child Bereavement UK supported her and her children. Read more
Lisa was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Cumbria after her daughter Lana died aged 19 as the result of injuries sustained in a road traffic accident. Read more
Sisters, Rebecca and Olivia, talk about their experience following the death of their mother from breast cancer when they were small children. Read more
Vivienne and her granddaughter, Shaneeka, aged 11, talk about how they were supported when Vivienne’s daughter, Helen, died of cancer Read more
Parys, aged 15, was supported by Child Bereavement UK following the death of her father. Read more
Helen and her son Shaun, aged nine, were supported by Child Bereavement UK in Cumbria after her husband, Andrew, died by suicide Read more
Jessica talks about her son Harry's death, who died from cancer aged 19, and the support her daughter received, who was fifteen when Harry died Read more
Mark and Veronika were supported after Christian’s death and during Veronika’s subsequent pregnancy with the couple’s daughter, Erika Read more
Americo was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Buckinghamshire after his son Luca died in 2018 in a footballing accident, aged 14. Read more
Grace and Jennie's daughter Ava died when Jennie was 23 weeks pregnant. They talk about their experience and how they’ve been supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Holly, aged 24, was supported by Child Bereavement UK in London after her mother died. Read more
David and his daughters Emmy, aged 10, and Aria, aged 8, were supported by Child Bereavement UK in Cheshire after David’s wife Jen died from cancer in 2023. Read more
Alexander Dickinson was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his son George died, aged seven. Read more
Jo, aged 22, was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Buckinghamshire after her sister Antonia died. Read more
Jayne was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her daughter Georgina died aged 15. Read more
Lee was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Glasgow after her son Joe died of cancer aged 11. Read more
Charlene was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Glasgow after her daughter Jessica was stillborn at 32 weeks. Read more
Caroline was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Glasgow after her son and only child Fraser died, aged 18, from a brain tumour in 2022. Read more
Claire was supported by Child Bereavement UK in Edinburgh after her son Jamie died aged 10 from Covid-19. Read more
Olivia aged 13 was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her mother died. She and her father John talk about how support helped Olivia cope with her grief. Read more
Jane was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her son died by suicide, aged 17. She shares how support has helped her to rebuild her life. Read more
Saranba was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her son Hakim, aged 18, died by homicide. Read more
Rachel and her four children were supported by Child Bereavement UK in Wirral after her husband Lee died suddenly. Read more
Pravin and his father Pradipta were supported by Child Bereavement UK after Pravin's grandparents died from Covid in India. Read more
Farhana writes about her experience of multiple miscarriages and how her Islamic faith has helped her. Read more
Dominika and her sons Ethan and Hayden were supported by Child Bereavement UK after her husband died. Read more
Alex, aged 21, writes about how she struggled with her feelings after her father died after a long illness. Read more
Robert, Wendy and their daughter, Holly, aged 10, were supported by Child Bereavement UK in Glasgow after their son Taylor died of a heart condition aged 19. Read more
Denise, who is a paediatric nurse, talks about how she was supported by Child Bereavement UK when her niece, Rosie, died due to neuroblastoma. Read more
Sara and her children were supported by Child Bereavement UK after her husband, Ben, died from a brain tumour. Read more
James was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his father died from a brain tumour. Read more
Charlie Rose, 11, was supported by Child Bereavement UK in London after her father died from lung cancer. Read more
Kartik and KSAVI talk about how they and their son, Avi, were supported by Child Bereavement UK when their baby son, Shivai, died from pneumonia. Read more
Charlie was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his father died by suicide, when Charlie was at university. Read more
Josephine, 15, explains what helped her after her father’s terminal diagnosis. Read more
Gina and her daughter talk about how they were supported when her husband, Stuart, died by suicide when their daughters, Mia, and Izzy, were nine and four. Read more
Marzie’s husband died from cancer when her son was 13 years old. Marzie talks about how she and her son were supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Zara and Arran’s son, Blake, who was one of identical twins, died at birth. Zara talks about Blake’s death and how she was supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Lucy and the children talk about the support they received when Lucy’s husband, Nick, died by suicide when their daughter was 11 and their son was 8. Read more
Becky’s mother, Karen, died from a brain tumour when Becky was fourteen. She and her father talk about the support they received both before and after Karen died. Read more
Rachael’s husband died suddenly while she and her sons were out of the country. Rachel and Aaron, talk about Yinka’s death and how they were supported. Read more
Ian and his wife Jo were supported by Child Bereavement UK in Buckinghamshire after their eight-year-old daughter Lizzy died, following a short illness. Read more
Samantha and Andy’s daughter, Ellie, was stillborn at 31 weeks. After Ellie died, the hospital put Samantha and Andy in touch with Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Emma was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her son, Ellis, was stillborn at 35 weeks. Read more
Zabia attended Child Bereavement UK's national conference Diversity and Inclusion in Bereavement Support. Read more
Sam and Sally's neighbouring schools have both been impacted by a bereavement. Read more
Emily was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her second daughter, Abbie, was stillborn. Read more
Lawrence died by suicide when he was 18. His cousin Melissa and her son talk about how his death affected them and how they've been supported. Read more
Matt and Emma were supported following the death of their 9½ week old daughter, Nyah, in 2012 and subsequent miscarriage of their second daughter, Skye, in 2013. Read more
Lorna and Shinobi talk about their experience following the death of her husband’s mother (Shinobi’s grandmother) who died from a stroke whilst on holiday. Read more
John and Vicky’s daughter Cecilia (Cece) was stillborn in January 2014. She was the twin sister of their son Frankie. Read more
Dawn received support from Child Bereavement UK with her husband Mark following the death of their four-year-old son Henry from cancer. Read more
Eamonn’s wife Sasha died from breast cancer when their daughters Ella and Jenna were 8 and 5. Eamonn and Jenna talk about the impact of Sasha’s death on the family. Read more
Fraser and Kat’s baby daughter Elsie was stillborn at 30 weeks. Fraser and Kat talk about how they’ve been supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Janet Darcy manages the nursery and after-school care provision at Community Central Hall in Glasgow. Read more
Keeley talks about her mother’s death and the support she has received from Child Bereavement UK and being part of the charity’s young people's group. Read more
Katherine talks about her experience following the death of her former husband, Ken, by suicide, and the support she received with her children. Read more
Kayleigh talks about her mum, who died from cancer when Kayleigh was 14 years old, and how she’s been supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Denise talks about her experience of working with bereaved parents, and colleagues affected in their work by the death of a child. Read more
Dr Edward Gasiorowski is a Neonatal Consultant at St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester. Read more
Gail Merrett is a nurse at the Francis House Children’s Hospice in Manchester. Read more
Catherine Rylance and Clare Robinson are Neonatal Bereavement Support Sisters at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester. Read more