National Bereaved Parents Day 2023

Safina and Joe

"I lost my son Joe aged 23 in sudden unexplained unexpected circumstances in September 2019. Having never done so before I began writing poetry. The words come to me & I write them down. This can happen at random times night or day. I often write during sleepless nights. It enables me to channel thoughts & emotions & it also gives me a way to keep communicating with Joe as I still have so many things to tell him".
- Safina

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Many people have told me that my writing has resonated & given them comfort to know that someone else ‘gets it’. I wrote a poem ‘Take My Hand’ following a conversation with another bereaved mum who told me she thought of me as a person who gives hope through writing. This comment gives me inspiration to carry on writing. I find it a way to cope by knowing that my words can offer support to others as we all navigate our way along the grief path. - Safina