In July 2017, in her home country Jordan, while her son was at university in London, Rola experienced every mother’s worst nightmare.
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This December, thanks to The Casey family, we’re shining a different light on Christmas. In tribute to all our bereaved families, for whom the festive period is not always a cheer-filled season, we’re sharing this memory to highlight how this time of the year can be extremely difficult for some families. We hope this Christmas more families will focus less on the material things and more on the people around the table. Appreciate and cherish your time together, make special memories and hold your loved ones tight.
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After travelling in Asia for a few months, Rebecca had moved to London and started a new job with the NHS as a Speech and Language Therapist. But in July 2024, after just a few weeks of starting her new life, an incident occurred which meant Rebecca wasn’t going to be able to settle in as planned.
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In June 2024, Nick and Alison – a couple of 10 years – were at the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park with family. But mid fairground ride, a freak accident occurred, changing everyone’s day.
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This piece shares the experience of Chloe and Jasmine as they look back to how they navigated their dad’s traumatic injury. Unfortunately, there is no manual on how to cope or manage in such situations, but we hope that in sharing their lived experience, it will help and be of comfort to other families who may be going through something similar.
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For Anne, 4 July 2018 started as a normal day. She went for coffee with her son and sister and walked her dog. She did the food shopping and caught up with a friend. But on her walk back home, something abnormal occurred.