Mel – helping other bereaved children through poetry
After her dad died, 14 year-old Mel decided to write down her feelings in a poem, to help other bereaved children.
Carly – supporting her son Edward after his dad died
After Edward’s dad Andy died when he was just 6 years old, mum Carly was concerned he might be holding in his feelings – so she turned to HOLG for help.
Liam – helping his children cope without Mum
Brayden was just 4, and Elodie 8, when mum Amy died. HOLG helped dad Liam to understand the different ways the children were struggling, and support them through their grief.
Joe – how HOLG’s support has helped him over the last 20 years
Joe Bass’s mum died when he was a child. The bereavement support we gave him and his family 20 years ago has had a lasting impact.
My story – by Julien Lawton
My story is quite a simple story. My life was as normal as most; I was happily married to Sara and we had three children; five-year-old Harrison, four-year-old Amelia and had just been blessed with our third, Gracie.
Lisa – life with her daughter after husband’s sudden death
When Lisa’s partner David was killed in a car accident in 2015, their daughter was just 5 years old. He would have been 35 the following day. For three years, Lisa felt her life was a blur, with events such as school sports days torture, but then she...
Ireana – how HOLG helped after her husband’s accident
When Ireana’s husband suffered a head injury in 2012, although he survived, the damage to his brain was so severe that he will never be the same person again. The sense of loss felt by Ireana and her daughters for the husband and father they loved ha...
Kathy – coping after suicide
The death of a loved one to suicide can be especially traumatic and difficult to understand, particularly for children. When Kathy’s ex-husband, Gary, took his own life, she found it hard to know how to explain his death to their two children, Matild...
Charlotte – living without her mum
Two and a half years after her mum died, Charlotte jumped out of a plane (with Amanda Holden) – to honour one of her mum’s wishes. Here, she tells her story of what happened when her mum died, how she found HOLG and how we helped her to grieve. Charl...
Oscar and his mum Leigh – their story
Meet Oscar and his mum Leigh, who have shared their story of what a big difference our bereavement weekends made to their lives. Leigh’s son Oscar was just two months away from his third birthday when his dad died, just 12 weeks after being diagnosed...
