Sue discusses the death of her son Karl in 2019, aged just 39, following a 9-year battle with
Melanoma, the subsequent grief and how she keeps his memory alive.
She talks about experiencing a parent’s worst nightmare of losing a child, the significance of
a grasshopper in the family and how hosting a special event with Karl’s best friends had a
cathartic effect on her grief.
📰 About Forest Holme Hospice:
Forest Holme Hospice provides palliative and end-of life-care and support to more than 1,500 people each year across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s, heart disease and respiratory illness.
Forest Holme Hospice Charity was set-up to ensure that everyone in the local community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.
👉 Follow Forest Holme Hospice:
● Website: www.forestholmehospice.org.uk
What is The Life & Loss Podcast?
‘Life & Loss’ is a new 21-part podcast series from Forest Holme Hospice Charity offering support and guidance for individuals facing a life-limiting illness or navigating grief.
Episodes will be released every week and the series brings together individuals of different ages and backgrounds with unique first-hand experiences, alongside healthcare professionals, to share their stories, knowledge, information, and strategies for coping with the many challenges associated with life-limiting illnesses and grief.