Compassion Summer 2021

Summer 2021 - Compassion | www.tcf.org.uk 3 Contents Reflections from the Editor .............................................................................................. Thoughts from the Chair................................................................................................. News from the Catharine Pointer Memorial Library by Mary Hartley........................ Write about your Loss by Ninette Hartley...................................................................... Poem: This Path I did not Choose by Ninette Hartley.................................................. Being Understood is Powerful Medicine by Rachael Claye ....................................... Our Body’s Response to Grief and Trauma by Vanessa May.................................... Book Reviews by Anne McAreavy and Shirley Murch ................................................ Help for Bereaved Parents by Kelly Cooper................................................................. Memory Corner................................................................................................................ Remembering Leopold by Margaret Smart................................................................. What should we do about our Will now our only Child has died? by Gil Hilleard... Poem: My Darling Boy by David Bransby..................................................................... Review of Dr Joanne Cacciatore’s Talk, Bearing the Unbearable by Marie Best ... Poem: Father vs Son vs Father by Fleur Howle............................................................. My Lost Child by Liz Richardson ..................................................................................... A Poem to my Beloved Daughter by Liz Richardson .................................................. 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20 21 22 23 24-25 25 26 27 Founder: The Revd Canon Dr Simon Stephens OBE. President: The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Patrons: Baroness Sue Miller Of Chithorne Dorner, Dr Ann Dent, His Honour Christopher Compston, Anna Hunter, Michael Rosen, Sibling Patrons: Ruthie Henshall, Hon Timothy Knatchbull, Honorary Associate Members of TCF: Dr Gordon Riches. Compassion is published by The Compassionate Friends (Ltd) - supporting bereaved parents and their families. Company No 04029535, Charity No 1082335 | Registered in England and Wales. © 2021 The Compassionate Friends (UK). Opinions expressed in Compassion by individuals are not necessarily those of TCF, the Editor or the Editorial Team. Editorial Team: Gina Claye, Carolyn Brice and Mary Hartley. Designed by Sam at Forbes Creative Talking Compassion The audio edition of this publication is available as a CD on loan from TCF Library. Back Issues from Summer 2011 onwards. Contact library@tcf.org.uk for more information. Beautifully read - always wonderful to listen to.