Stories from: St Benet's Chaplaincy, Queen Mary University of London
Hard to process
My Grandpa died in a car accident, hit a lamp post after having a heart attack. My Mum drives past
Read moreFather’s Will
A couple of months ago (which makes it worse because I should have been mature enough at 20 not to
Read moreBeloved cat
The biggest death I remember being affected by was my cat, Joe. He was three, and it came on so
Read moreA Countdown Until
When my Grandmother died, we held a wake. One of my comical uncles (her son) said to everyone, “What is
Read moreFinding the comedy
My Grandmother passed away when I was about 14,15. She had been suffering with dementia for some time before this,
Read moreWith Resilience
Between the ages of 6/7 and 17, I lost all four of my grandparents (two of them to cancer), one
Read moreSlideshow celebration
The second funeral I went to they had about 5 minutes of silence during the service where the son of
Read moreGetting Personal
About a year ago, my Mom’s best friend’s Dad died. My Mom’s friend’s name was Kristen. On the day of
Read moreBursting into tears
My uncle was diagnosed with cancer in Summer 2015, in August of that year, and by the end of August,
Read morePerfect goodbye
3 1/2 years ago, Wednesday 5th June 2013, I had finished my last exam and was getting ready to go
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