Some thoughts on coping with the sudden death of a loved one. In some respects, every death is sudden. Even if the death is more or less gradual or anticipated – a long decline from illness is one example – it might seem sudden when the end finally arrives. A baby, child or adult is…
It’s heartbreaking and difficult enough to cope when losing a loved one suddenly, but if the death happens abroad – particularly if you were not with them at the time – there are extra layers of difficulty. Below there is a reprint of a very sad article about this topic, from the BBC, 3rd August…
A personal reflection on why living with loss through bereavement is not the same as other losses.
Surviving sudden death, from my book A Valley Journal Sudden Death: The Day the Earth Stood Still In the morning the sun rose. You woke. It was just an average day, with no outstanding expectations. But by the time the sun went down in the evening, the earth had stopped moving. In the evening the…
(This is a faith – themed post) The day I drove to my daughter’s house, worried because she had not answered her phone, was the worst in my life. Standing in the garden at the side, in the shadow of the house, I was told by the police the most agonising, heartbreaking, painful words I…
