The unexpected death of a husband and father
12/06/19 • 43 min
Jenni and Nick are joined by Caren who talks openly about the impact on her and her four children of the death of her husband Leon, who was killed in a car accident.
Caren describes to Jenni how her main concern was what she could do or say to help her children, who were aged from 12 to 21, and to understand her own grief.
Caren also shares her experiences of counselling and how she and her children benefitted from the support Jenni was able to offer them as a family.
Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/
Sudden Death, supporting people after sudden death - http://www.suddendeath.org/
Care for the Family - https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/
Cruse Bereavement Care - https://www.cruse.org.uk/
It's Not Raining, Daddy, It's Happy (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1444754750/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_Pur5Db5R69JVC
Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com/
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Jenni and Nick are joined by Caren who talks openly about the impact on her and her four children of the death of her husband Leon, who was killed in a car accident.
Caren describes to Jenni how her main concern was what she could do or say to help her children, who were aged from 12 to 21, and to understand her own grief.
Caren also shares her experiences of counselling and how she and her children benefitted from the support Jenni was able to offer them as a family.
Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/
Sudden Death, supporting people after sudden death - http://www.suddendeath.org/
Care for the Family - https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/
Cruse Bereavement Care - https://www.cruse.org.uk/
It's Not Raining, Daddy, It's Happy (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1444754750/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_Pur5Db5R69JVC
Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Previous Episode
Children and grief
In this episode, Jenni shares what she has learned from bereaved children when a mother or father, sister or brother, or another important person in their life has died.
It was bereaved children’s questions that encouraged Jenni to co-write her book with Caroline Jay ‘What does dead mean?’, a resource which helps parents to explain death and dying. A link to buy the book is below.
Jenni also asks Nick to share his experiences of grief following the death of his mother when he was 14.
Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/
Winston's Wish - https://www.winstonswish.org/
Childhood Bereavement Network - http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/
Child Bereavement UK (formerly Child Bereavement Trust) - https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
Cruse Bereavement Care - https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Rosie’s Rainbow - https://www.rosiesrainbowfund.co.uk/
Daisy’s Dream - https://www.daisysdream.org.uk/
SeeSaw, grief support - http://www.seesaw.org.uk/
Iain Rennie Hospice Care - https://www.renniegrove.org/
What Does Dead Mean? (book) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849053553/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_M1K3DbHA1YFQZ
Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com
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Next Episode
Lisa and Stuart and a heart-breaking decision
This episode sees Jenni and Nick joined by guests Lisa and Stuart who talk about Hope, their unborn baby with whom there were complications.
At the 20-week scan, they learned of major problems in Lisa’s second pregnancy and in the following eight weeks had to make a heart-breaking decision to have a medical termination.
Jenni talks to Lisa and Stuart about how they managed their grief as a couple and how they remember Hope to their son Archie.
Angus Lawson Memorial Trust - http://www.almt.org/
Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) – www.arc-uk.org
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association (SANDS) – www.sands.org.uk
Tommys Together, for every baby - www.tommys.org
Jenni Thomas website with further resources - http://www.jennithomas.com/
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