Martin Edwards, Chief Executive for Julia’s House, the Dorset and Wiltshire Children’s hospices, shares his insights on bereavement, remembrance and finding a way forward when your child has died.

He discusses the emotions parents and family members might experience in the early days of grief and how it evolves over time, while offering advice and guidance on coping with anniversaries and birthdays and ways families can commemorate their child’s life.

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About Forest Holme Hospice:
Forest Holme Hospice provides palliative and end-of life-care and support to more than 1,500 people each year across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s, heart disease and respiratory illness.

Forest Holme Hospice Charity was set-up to ensure that everyone in the local community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.

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Kathy, a counsellor at Forest Holme Hospice, discusses the personal journeys of those who are dying.

She explains how different people cope and whether they find hope and joy on their journey, as well as offering insight into how people can feel about hearing commonly used phrases such as ‘being brave’ and ‘fighting cancer’.
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About Forest Holme Hospice:

Forest Holme Hospice provides palliative and end-of-life-care and support to more than 1,500 people each year across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset with advanced cancer, and other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s, heart disease and respiratory illness.

Forest Holme Hospice Charity was set-up to ensure that everyone in the local community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.

Follow Forest Holme Hospice:

● Website: www.forestholmehospice.org.uk

● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forestholmehospice/

● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forestholme

● Twitter: https://x.com/ForestHolme

● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/forest-holme-hospice-charity/

● Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/lifeandlosspodcast

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Leo, a Social Worker based at Forest Holme Hospice, explores how children understand and cope with death.

He shares advice about how to break the news of death to a child and the subsequent grief support and gives real life insights into how grief can impact a family, while also offering guidance on the resources and support available for children.
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About Forest Holme Hospice:
Forest Holme Hospice provides palliative and end-of life-care and support to more than 1,500 people each year across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s, heart disease and respiratory illness.

Forest Holme Hospice Charity was set-up to ensure that everyone in the local community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.

Follow Forest Holme Hospice:
● Website: www.forestholmehospice.org.uk
● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forestholmehospice/
● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forestholme
● Twitter: https://x.com/ForestHolme
● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/forest-holme-hospice-charity/
● Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/lifeandlosspodcast

🔔 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more episodes and updates:
https://www.youtube.com/@forestholmehospicecharity