Healthwatch Kingston Raises Over £1,000 for Kingston Hospital Charities' "Night to Remember" Fundraiser
Until now, providing this support has been a significant challenge due to a lack of funding. Some families have had to bear the cost of this essential service themselves, while others have gone without any support.
The hospital aims to change this by ensuring all families have access to a specialist psychologist during their grief. Research shows that bereaved families are at a higher risk of poor mental and physical health, and psychological support is crucial in helping to improve their wellbeing.
As paediatric family liaison nurses at Kingston Hospital, we support families at the most difficult and distressing times imaginable after losing a child. This is one of the most intensely painful experiences for parents and families to go through. Families describe how they feel like they’ve lost a part of themselves and struggle to return to normal life. The death of a child, no matter how it happens, is likely to be very traumatic. For some losing a child may make them feel like they’ve lost their role as parents. Guilt is a very common feeling, as is anger about the unfairness of it all. Death affects the whole family and can put a lot of strain on relationships, as we all grieve differently.
You can still donate to this important cause here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/healthwatch-kingston-1724922930847?newPage=true
