noun BRITISH the technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a...

I found that Lauren's death brought with it much guilt for me. Did I miss the signs? Could I have done more? If I wasn't at the school...

I feel like I've just been punched in the gut, like I'm having to gulp in breath, tears stinging my eyes. It's my own fault, you'd think...

I must admit to making an error. Despite all I've learnt in the past three years there are still turns along the journey that are...

Today marks 3 years since our beautiful & vibrant daughter died. I dislike it when people say "lost", we didn't mislay her, hoping she'd...

Grief, it's such a small word for such a huge amount of emotions. We grieve for so many reasons, the loss of a loved one (animal or...

The picture is a photo of the heart we were given at Alder Hey hospital. You wouldn't know what it was for unless you'd been in a...

When Lauren fell ill I was a bastion of cool and calm action. I didn't cry or stress I simply got on with it. I listened to the...

Definition of fortitude noun mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously Recently...

I feel sad, we've heard the news we were all expecting, The Queen is dead. I actually teared up in the car when I heard a clip of the...

I've no intention of trying to imitate the great Baz Luhrmann, and I'm hopeful that most of you know the benefits of sunscreen, but on a...

I've tried really hard to stop my thoughts from spilling out, really tried to ignore the unease that was swirling, aware that what I...

A Letter to my Daughter Today you should be turning 16 years old. I wonder what we would have done. You would have no school to go to so...

When we observe other peoples lives we often find ourselves thinking, "How do they cope with that?" or "Why do they put up with X/Y/Z?"...

I was looking at some social media posts last week of Lauren's school friends. It was their last day of formal teaching at High School...

The loss from grief does not get smaller, how could it. My daughter died at 13 years old, that will never change. What we do is learn...

There is lots of talk about what grief looks like, how to deal with it, talk about it, how best to help. But the reality is that we are...

When Lauren died I remember feeling shocked. This probably sounds like an obvious emotion, but I was shocked because I thought this was...

After Lauren's death I joked that I was going to have this tattooed on my forehead, I heard it so many times. Please don't think that is...

Now December is over I can stop and breathe, look back over the month with a clearer view. December, for me, is all about getting...