I have just come back from the holiday with Mum. I hadn’t been on holiday with her for over 25 years and yet since Dad died, I knew that I wanted to take her away on holiday. I wanted to create a special time, one when we could enjoy each others company and also knowing that times like these would be very special memories to look back upon.I come back knowing that special memories have been created, that I have had 14 wonderful days of being close to mum. When I left her, her eyes were full of tears…tears of …read more

So often we try and shield children from the grief, from the pain of losing someone close. I found the approach of a  Scottish husband  so refreshing as detailed at the Scotsman.com 
“I basically told them two things – that mummy died because her body had stopped working; and that it was not their fault, my fault or mummy’s fault,” recalls Klaus.
“They then went to see Brigid in the room where she died. I know there’s a big taboo about that sort of thing but I thought it would help them to see her and I thought it was right to …read more