Living, Death and Dying, Grief, Joy, Recovery

Today is Mum’s birthday, the 15th of October. My Mum, Joan passed away two years ago. I still miss her and think about her almost every day. I know that Mum will be celebrating her birthday in Heaven with her parents and all her family and friends who had gone before. Mum was very house proud and will have done up her home and prepared a special family meal today. I will also prepare Mum’s favourite dishes today and celebrate her birthday. Happy Birthday Mum!Read Full Story

Before I continue further into my burgeoning adulthood, I wanted to reflect upon my childhood and some of the relationships I had developed. From the age of six I had started school in Norwich and had developed a great friendship with a chap called Richard Holmes. Rick had a brother Patrick, who was friends with my brother Richard, all very confusing! There were also the Hale brothers, Stephen and Paul, the Wisemans, Dale and Julian, the Ross family, Andy, Mark and Martin, the Harrisons, Gary...Read Full Story

My Father died on 26th May 1979. An air of desolation and emptiness pervaded our once hectic, laughter filled, noisy and often very loud home as we all came to terms with our loss in our own way. Coming to terms for me continues until this day and will forever I think. I know that I never really thought of myself as coming from a single parent household until I was around the age of 24. Even when in the Army, serving with men who to a high proportion were from single parent families, I always...Read Full Story

Islam teaches that death is simply a doorway into the third stage of someone's life and that when they are dying, their soul (ruh) rises in their body and collects in their throat. An angel called Malikul Mawt (Angel of Death) then arrives to remove the soul.When it becomes known that a Muslim is dying, family members can often be found at his or her side, helping their dying relative to think about their transgressions and praying for Allah's forgiveness and mercy. However, time is of the...Read Full Story

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