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It’s one of those nights and early mornings. 2am and I’m wide awake. My mind is racing, my jaw is clenched, and the tears fall as I lay in bed. It doesn’t matter what I do, my anxiety is at an all-time high, my stomach is churning, and my heart is caught in an endless…

For anyone walking through grief, I know all too well how life can feel overwhelmingly dark and unbearable. The weight of loss, especially when it’s sudden, leaves us with an ache and pain so unbearable, we don’t know how we are going to live and breathe again. How can we, when our whole world has…

Yesterday, my beautiful Jack would have turned 26 Eight birthdays have passed without him, and it’s a day I’ll never get used to. As a parent who’s lost a child, the absence of Jack is something I’ll never fully get used to. Each year, his birthday brings back the most beautiful memories, yet the pain,…

Grief and trauma can make the world feel like it’s come to a standstill. After losing Jack, my world did just that, it stood still and the only way I knew how to survive was to self-isolate and withdraw from life. Grief can make us feel so alone and isolated, even in a room full…

Our lives will never be the same. I can still remember the phone call in the first few moments of Good Friday, a phone call that has torn our whole world apart. Please drive safely this Easter. Everyone deserves to get home safely to their families.

Today my beautiful boy would be 24 and I couldn’t miss him more if I tried. I miss his beautiful big smile more today than ever before, not realising that this could even be possible. I wish today could be a day of celebration but it’s simply another reminder he’s not earth side with us…

The house is quiet. Sleep evades me yet again; it has been for some time now, and I’m exhausted. I am forgetting to breathe; I am forgetting to take a moment to sit with myself. Simmering away just under the surface are all the emotions I am trying desperately to push to the side because…

As my broken heart continues to beat, time relentlessly ticks away. Life continues to move forward, and I can’t help but feel like it’s left me behind. I see happiness people have created. I see beautiful photos of families that people share. I see the joy and happiness in peoples lives. It makes me smile,…

God I miss him. It’s an indescribable pain that never leaves my heart. It’s the fleeting moment I look outside and see his car. It’s the initial thought and smile “Oh Jacky Boy’s home”, only to remember he’s gone from this physical plane. 1,753 days of carrying my broken heart and it’s all just too much.

Moving into a new calendar year is particularly hard for me. It’s always a timely reminder of another year that my beautiful Jack doesn’t get to share with us and a knowing that no matter what, time will continue to take him further away from me. As I reflect on 2021, I have come to…

My Dad rang me earlier and told me to quickly change the TV channel. I knew it must’ve been about road trauma because I could hear the urgency in his voice. As I changed the channel and started to watch the segment on A Current Affair, it was literally like listening to my own story.…

As the year winds down and I’m finally able to catch my breath, I can feel the heaviness in my heart growing with each breath I take, as Christmas draws closer. For what is a joyous time of year for so many, it is a painstakingly difficult time, I wish I could sleep away. It’s…

Stepping out of your comfort zone is something so many of us struggle with. It’s the unknown, it’s the not knowing anybody, it’s the feeling of being judged. For me, it’s a combination of so many things, but yesterday, with the support of two beautiful souls, I mustered up the courage to step out of…