32 tcf.org.uk TCF NEWS | SUPPORTIVE EVENTS Ammerdown Retreat Late September saw a retreat weekend for parents bereaved of their only child or all their children, held at the Ammerdown Centre in the heart of the Somerset countryside. Over 40 parents came together to participate in a variety of sharing sessions, workshops and activities, hear from our speaker, bereaved parent and former Chair of Trustees, Maria Ahern, and to find comfort and support together. What parents have said about the weekend: “This weekend does what you need. It sustains you with the knowledge that we as bereaved parents are not alone” “A massive thank you to each and every person involved in organising/running the retreat, the fact that you are all bereaved parents yourselves, putting on wonderful retreats such as this, just makes you all incredible human beings. It was such an emotional but wonderful time and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to attend”. “I just cannot get over how easy it is to understand what everyone is saying, and more importantly to me, how I don’t need to explain myself. It doesn’t matter what I say, or how I say it, everyone is in tune with each other… I’m reassured that whatever I say will stay where it’s spoken, and the smiles that come with this assurance tell me that this will be the case. I’m allowed to speak whole and complete sentences too. Even if I pause, the silent respect remains, and I’m allowed to continue… at my pace”. “This weekend does what you need. It sustains you with the knowledge that we as bereaved parents are not alone, in this very confusing and painful experience of life”.
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