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A shared letter, from one bereaved Father to another

Jun 13, 2024

Nick Cave’s reply to a newly bereaved father on The Red Hand Files is a difficult and tragic read that has touched our hearts at SLOW.

A bereaved parent’s thoughts on ‘surrendering to the process’ of Ramadan and of grief

Mar 7, 2024

As Ramadan approaches, we asked one of our bereaved parents to describe what Ramadan is for them and how ‘surrendering to the process’ of both Ramadan and grief can be a healthy and healing.

Paul Laity asks: Can I forgive myself for my daughter’s death?

Sep 5, 2023

Paul Laity grapples with guilt over his daughter’s death and campaigns for Martha’s Rule

Rob Delaney’s new book ‘A Heart that Works’

Oct 18, 2022

In SLOW member Rob Delaney’s new book, he writes about the death of his son, Henry: ‘the heaviest pain in the world’.

The Guardian’s Merope Mills’ describes the mistakes that led to her daughter’s death

Sep 20, 2022

SLOW member, Merope Mills speaks of the “blind faith” she had in doctors and learned too late how to save her child life.

Grieving your child on Father’s day – Rob Delaney talks about his grief

Jun 18, 2021

On Father’s Day, Rob Delaney’s podcast will resonate with bereaved dads at SLOW and beyond.

Gill Mann – ‘A Song Inside’

Dec 19, 2020

Gill Mann, mother of Sam and author of ‘A Song Inside’, writes so beautifully about the life and death of her son Sam, the heart-break, the universal themes of parents’ grief, the senseless chaos, the world shattered, the intense beauty in nature, and the glimmers of hope.

Baby Loss Awareness Week – 9th to 15th October 2020

Oct 12, 2020

It’s Baby Loss Awareness Week 2020, a week for raising awareness about pregnancy and baby loss and also a time to reflect and remember our lost children.

Grieving your child on Fathers’ Day – article from What’s Your Grief

Jun 14, 2019

‘What’s your grief?’ asked fathers to share their Father’s Day grief – their responses will resonate with bereaved dads at SLOW and beyond.

Grieving a child on Mother’s day – article from ‘What’s Your Grief?’

Mar 27, 2019

Mother’s Day can be particularly painful for bereaved mothers. Collective wisdom from bereaved mothers who understand the loss of a child.

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