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Contents: E
Inside Farewell this Winter:
Real Life Stories 5
18 24 41 35
30 33
26 72
45 28 48
13 35
Mum offers trauma support following double tragedy
Widowers blog helps manage his grief – and inspire others
Town is left £2.3m legacy by retired banker
How Josh Edmonds’ parents said goodbye
Create a bucket list of dreams Love Social media
Love and loss in 120 characters Can Twitter make you immortal?
Wills
Heir hunters: are you due a family fortune?
Have Certainty that your will is found
Bereavement support
The Dying Matters Coalition Alex James helps you through grief Meet celebrant Sally Ward
Memorial Ideas
Memorial Jewellery – handmade, beautiful and original
Pretty Old Vintage, breathing new life into old heirlooms
Next issue •
Inspirational grief blogs
• Music from beyond the grave • Poems and readings for funerals • The National Memorial Arboretum
Winter 2013
very issue of Farewell Magazine features inspirational stories of courage and determination. But few show more
strength of character than Rhian Burke. Just over a year ago, Rhian was a happily
married mother of three who had everything to live for. Then, without warning, her life was shattered
by the unexpected death of her one-year-old son, George. Tragically, worse was still to come when five days later her husband Paul died too. Since losing her two boys, Rhian has channelled her grief into raising awareness of the lack of support for suddenly bereaved parents with emphasis on shock and trauma support. It is hard to imagine how Rhian gets out of bed each day and continues to exist – yet, despite her heartache, her steely determination is making a difference to the world we live in. Her 2 Wish Upon a Star charity has so far
raised an incredible £100,000 to help improve bereavement support and Rhian is giving talks on her experience to help the NHS and police deal with similar tragedies. Read Rhian’s story on page 5, it makes
heartbreaking and inspiring reading. This issue also features the story of Michael
Adams, who lost his beloved wife and the mother of his children to breast cancer. Michael became disillusioned with support
groups for young widowers because he felt they were too negative – so he started his own online journal in a bid to celebrate the positives of his wife’s life, rather than wallowing in sorrow. His online blog has not only allowed him to
express his grief in a more upbeat way, but has become a site where other bereaved people can find solace and inspiration. With remarkable resilience he has posted
poignant entries on topics including ‘telling the kids their mum has died’ and ‘my daughter’s first birthday without mum.’ Quite simply his own positive approach to living without the love of his life is helping other people to cope with their grief too. Read Michael’s moving story on page 18. By facing their grief so publically, both
Rhian and Mike are encouraging others to open up more about an area all too often shrouded in silence. And they share the belief that something
positive must come from the tragic loss of their loved ones.
Both Rhian and Michael say their
partners were amazing people. We think they are too.
Sarah Newton EDITOR
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