Childless Parents Newsletter, Winter 2020

This Newsletter is produced by the Childless Parents’ Group of The Compassionate Friends. Registered in England and Wales,Charity No 1082335, Company No 4029535. TCF gratefully acknowledges all contributions through this Newsletter, including any from our Compassionate Friends overseas and those for which we have not been able to find the copyrights. Opinions expressed in this Newsletter by individuals are not necessarily those of TCF, the editor or the editorial team. Private Forum & TCF Facebook page Our private TCF Facebook page for our CP community currently over 100 members and it’s growing steadily alongwith our small section on themain forum. Both are a good way of communicating, writing about our children, developing friendships and hearing about, or announcing, informal get-togethers. To join please contact: CP section of the Forum: dianeminshall@hotmail.com Private Facebook page: Contact Cazz at cazztcf@outlook.com or Maria at mariaahern.tcf@gmail.com Please send contributions to: The Editor, Childless Parents Newsletter, TCF, Kilburn Grange, Priory Park Road, London, NW6 7UJ or email Kirstie at kirstie.franklin@sky.com Our Creed We are the Parents with No Surviving Children We are a group of the Compassionate Friends. We are together because of the most precious thing in our lives. We stand alone, no one to call us mom & dad. We support one another on a journey we take through our grief. People forget. We rarely hear their name. Standing alone we hear the emptiness echo. Who are we now? Are we still parents - With no child(ren) to hold? No matter what is said our love didn’t die It grows within our hearts. We will try to be strong, to go on. Not as before, our lives are very different now. Our children may not be around Bur they are never forgotten. Our lives are empty. A never-ending ache. We will go on with the love and support of our family - The Compassionate Friends. Aileen Cross