LAUREN'S JUST GIVING PAGE

RAISING MONEY FOR ALDERHEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

I am Lauren's mum. My daughter died suddenly and unexpectedly. I am doing everything possible to survive this.

As a family we are raising money in Lauren's name for Alderhey Children's Hospital. Visit her Justgiving page here

Surviving Lauren Menzies - My tale of life, love & loss

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Sarah Menzies

Jun 8
2 min

Knowledge & Naivety

It's is often said that a little bit of knowledge can be a bad thing, and I guess the same can be said for the knowledge of grief. Last...

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Sarah Menzies

May 21
2 min

Unexpectedly

It feels like there are stories in the media every day regarding the deaths of children's and young adults. I don't know if I'm just...

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Sarah Menzies

May 11
2 min

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

It's been all about Alder Hey for these last few days Firstly, I went to The Delph Watersport Centre with some other members of Team Loz...

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Sarah Menzies

Apr 30
2 min

Disassociation

When Lauren was at Alderhey, hooked up to numerous beeping machines, we all experienced a strange situation. We knew it was Lauren lying...

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Sarah Menzies

Apr 23
2 min

Fundraising for Alderhey

I've been that busy walking (& more recently swimming) that I missed a landmark distance. I have now walked/riden/swum over 2000km for...

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Sarah Menzies

Apr 14
2 min

Oh Lucky You

I've been listening to a podcast recently by Simon Thomas. It's called Life Interrupted, and he interviews people who have had their...

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Sarah Menzies

Apr 2
2 min

Overwhelmed

As the country starts to slowly re-emerge from its cocoon of covid avoidance, I am having a swirling mixture of emotion. On one hand the...

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Sarah Menzies

Mar 19
2 min

Normalcy Bias and The Fear

Definition: Normalcy bias, is a cognitive bias which leads people to disbelieve or minimise threat warnings. People fail to comprehend...

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Sarah Menzies

Mar 13
1 min

Mothers Day #2

Friends have been asking how I'm feeling on the run up to Mothers Day. "I'm fine" tends to be the stock response. Which loosely...

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Sarah Menzies

Mar 4
1 min

Time

When you lose a loved one time becomes something you think about a lot, the time you had and the time you've lost. You think about happy...

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Sarah Menzies

Feb 24
2 min

Hierarchy of Grief

The complete drudgery of Lockdown#3 has led to very little to write about. The return of homeschooling and home-workouts has lacked the...

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Sarah Menzies

Feb 11
3 min

Adjust your Gaze

Recently Keira Knightley has been in the press discussing her aversion to sex scenes specifically with male directors. One of the things...

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Sarah Menzies

Jan 29
2 min

Forward thinking

As we enter the second year I feel, certainly at this moment, that I am on more of a philosophical pathway. The first year was all...

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Sarah Menzies

Jan 15
3 min

Rituals of Remembrance

The anniversary of Lauren's funeral did not have the same impact on me as the anniversary of her death. When I look back on her funeral,...

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Sarah Menzies

Jan 5
1 min

Remembering One Year

On the build up to anniversaries, be it birthdays, mothers days, end of term, or any other date that elicits memories, I have usually...

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Sarah Menzies

Jan 3
2 min

Words

The tree came down today. It always feels quite cathartic, clearing away the clutter, piling up the presents and hoovering away the pine...

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