by Ruth Coppard | Jun 16, 2011 | Bereavement
Last Saturday as I left the house, I met my neighbour. He is a tall attractive man and he was inclining his head in order to hear what his daughter was saying. She is just 4, and was obviously on her way to ballet class. She had her special skirt on and that ballet...
by Ruth Coppard | Mar 31, 2011 | Bereavement
A couple of weeks ago, I had a referral regarding young children whose father had died quite unexpectedly while their Mum was out. The older child had recognised that Dad was dead and had kept the younger occupied till Mum came home. I phoned Mum to talk about the...
by Ruth Coppard | Mar 17, 2011 | Bereavement
It has been months since Sam’s parents split up and he looks a lot better today than when he first came. Then he cried and cried – and he’s 13 so it is not a common sight – this clever boy was devastated when his parents told him they were separating. Mother told me...
