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Five Things I've learned since my dad died when I was a teenager, by Ava Glemming.

March 8, 2020 Louise Winter

Ava’s dad died when she was a teenager.

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Five Things I've learned about carrying on living after my son died, by Alison Clark.

March 3, 2020 Louise Winter

Alison’s son died at 4.5 days old due to medical negligence.

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Five Things I’ve learned since losing my mum a day after her 54th birthday, by Nicola Davies.

March 2, 2020 Louise Winter

Nicola’s mum died the day after her 54th birthday.

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Five Things I've learned about living with incurable breast cancer, by Ellie Frullini.

March 2, 2020 Louise Winter

Ellie is living with a diagnosis of Stage 4 Incurable Metastatic Breast Cancer.

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Tags ldw-page-7, cancer

Five Things I’ve learned since experiencing infertility, unsuccessful IVF treatments and losing our son in the second trimester of pregnancy, by Lisa.

March 2, 2020 Louise Winter

Lisa started IVF treatment in 2017. She went into premature labour at 16 weeks and delivered her baby boy, Dylan at our home.

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Five positive Things I’ve noticed about funerals since the COVID-19 crisis, by Hannah Jackson-McCamley.

February 4, 2020 Louise Winter

Hannah works as a funeral celebrant in London.

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Five Things I’ve learned in the nine months since my boyfriend died accidentally and tragically at 31, by Bryony King.

January 29, 2020 Louise Winter

Bryony’s boyfriend Jason died suddenly and tragically at the age of 31.

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Five Things I’ve learnt from cancer, the death of my mum, and grief, by Rosie Szumowski.

January 22, 2020 Louise Winter

Rosie’s mum died from cancer in March 2018.

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Five Things I didn't expect to feel after losing my dad, by Victoria Thorpe.

January 22, 2020 Louise Winter

Victoria’s dad died in February 2019 at the age of 85.

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Five Things I didn't know until my husband was diagnosed with stage IV bowel cancer in 2016, by Stacey Heale.

January 22, 2020 Louise Winter

Stacey’s partner was diagnosed with stage IV bowel cancer in 2016.

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Five Things I’ve learned since my dad died when I was in high school, by Lizzy Klein.

December 26, 2019 Louise Winter

Lizzy’s father was diagnosed with glioblastoma brain cancer in her senior year of high school.

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Seven Things I've learned about grief since my brother died in a car crash, by Sophie Moore.

December 26, 2019 Louise Winter

Sophie’s brother Jack died in a car crash when he was 17 years old.

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Five Things I've learned since losing my mum to lung cancer, by Jude Evans.

December 26, 2019 Louise Winter

Jude’s mum died from lung cancer in 2015.

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Five Things I’ve learnt about being a bereaved child and a bereaved mother, by Keely Blows.

December 26, 2019 Louise Winter

Keely’s mum died when she was 14 years old. Her daughter Tallulah was born in 2013 but had suffered irreversible brain damage at the time of her birth. She died at a children’s hospice when she was 19 days old.

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Five Things I've learned from writing a book about death, by Sallie Tisdale.

December 8, 2019 Louise Winter

Sallie is the author of nine books, most recently Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them).

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Five Things I learnt when we had to withdraw our baby’s life support, by Lizzy Bean.

December 8, 2019 Louise Winter

Lizzy’s son Freddie was born after she suffered a haemorrhage in late pregnancy and he suffered a catastrophic brain injury. His life support was turned off three days later

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Five Things I’ve learned since my dad, a 41-year-old school teacher, died from leukaemia when I was 10 years old, by Randi Pearlman Wolfson.

December 8, 2019 Louise Winter

Randi’s dad died from leukaemia when she was 10 years old.

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Five Things I’ve learned since my dad passed away from an aortic rupture, by Meggan Edmeades Clinch.

December 7, 2019 Louise Winter

Meggan’s father died from an aortic rupture in 2017.

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Five Things I've learnt since my big brother Chris died suddenly at the age of 26, by Clare Proudfoot (Waters).

December 7, 2019 Louise Winter

Clare’s brother was hit by a car on the way home from a Christmas party. He was 26.

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Five Things I've learnt since my parents died six months apart, by Lorna Harris.

December 7, 2019 Louise Winter

Lorna’s dad died six months after her mum’s death.

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