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Comeback kid

by Mark Wilcock 5th August 2019

I have decided to wrap up my blog with this final post for my rainbow of love, loss and the pot of hope found at the end of it. My thoughts have gone into overdrive for this, complete with the countless speed bumps of contemplation…

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The Positive Awards 2019

by Mark Wilcock 29th July 2019

My blog has been nominated as a finalist into the Positive Awards 2019. Overall, my grief support work has been nominated for an award in the ‘Resilience’ category. If you would like to cast your vote and/or share the link with others it would be…

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Rearranged friendships from grief

by Mark Wilcock 28th May 2019

Since I began this blog, I have tried to cover as many diverse areas of my grief as possible. From the dark beginning, all the way to the present moments of hope. As a grief blogger, my entire purpose is assured when I learn that…

Feeling isolated, Friends and so-called friends, My child’s memory of her mother 7

BBC Radio Merseyside Interview

by Mark Wilcock 13th May 2019

Broadcast courtesy of BBC Radio Merseyside with Sean Styles. Aired on 13th May 2019

Being Mum and Dad, Happiness, My child’s memory of her mother, The power of now 0

MMMBop

by Mark Wilcock 30th April 2019

So here we are, two years since Katherine left us. Two years since I said goodbye to my love, my best friend, wife and mother to my daughter. Two years since I became a new person. Two years since my heart was broken. Two years…

1st Anniversary, Anniversaries, My child’s memory of her mother, SADS 4

Children’s grief: The long and winding road

by Mark Wilcock 25th March 2019

As adults, it’s never easy dealing with the topic of death. As widowers, It’s occurred to us all. It may have been a sudden, expected, prolonged or accidental loss. Though we know it’s an inevitable part of all our lives, talking about death is something…

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Kindness to strangers

by Mark Wilcock 22nd March 2019

I often take great pleasure in seeing how Katherine lives on in our daughter, Margot. As a 2-year-old, her ego state hasn’t even been developed yet. The sense of happiness and innocence is in free flow throughout her entire being. Nothing really phases her, she…

Being ‘Strong’, My child’s memory of her mother 6

Grief and friendship don’t always mix

by Mark Wilcock 7th March 2019

Someone once said that being a widower is like living in a country where nobody speaks your language. I hope I can translate one of my bad experiences into something you might understand or have been through. I feel it’s very relevant as no one…

1st Anniversary, Feeling isolated, Friends and so-called friends, My child’s memory of her mother 2