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Reflections, resources and insights to help guide your thinking – and a space to share my story of loss and life after.

Samuel's 21 for 21 Challenge

As a family, we are undertaking 21 challenges in the run-up to what would have been Samuel’s 21st birthday on 2nd October, and we are...

Sep 12, 20232 min read

It was 11:12 on Thursday 30th March when we got the knock on the door. The court usher popped her head into the room, the jury was...

Apr 5, 20235 min read

As we headed into week two of Samuel’s inquest we had a welcome three-day weekend. It gave us an extra day of processing and recovery. I...

Mar 26, 20234 min read

The first week of Samuel's inquest is over. A small milestone. All health and social care witnesses have now delivered their evidence....

Mar 20, 20233 min read

Samuel's inquest is one week away. One week until I stand in a courtroom, swear on oath and give my testimony to a random group of...

Mar 7, 20232 min read

A few years ago, whilst in the midst of Samuel's challenges, I said to my daughters "One day I'm going to write a book about all of this....

Jan 9, 20233 min read

On Saturday 10th December 2022 my youngest daughter Daisy was married amid a beautiful snowy winter wonderland in Northumberland. It was...

Dec 18, 20224 min read

I recently tweeted "The inquest process is brutal" and went on to describe my experience. I got several replies in support from those who...

Nov 16, 20223 min read

Well, what a month September is becoming each year. The anniversary of my son Samuel's death by suicide is on the second. Little did I...

Sep 9, 20223 min read

18 months after losing my 17-year-old son to suicide, and a little over a year after losing both my parents, I hit a slump, a horrible...

Aug 17, 20224 min read