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• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a husband, wife or partner >> Marcus - Interview 38 >> Marcus visits the cemetery at least twice a year and remembers his fiancé. Nearby there is a small pub where he drinks a small glass of wine to her me

Marcus’s fiancée, Louise, was murdered in 1987. Marcus was shocked and his life was shattered. He found help through friends, family, the police, psychiatrists and art therapy. Today he finds help by helping others who have been bereaved in this way.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a child >> Godfrey - Interview 39 >> Adrian’s ashes were buried in the garden at home, but the exact place isn’t marked. Godfrey and his wife also put a bench in the local woods in his me

In 1995 Godfrey’s son was fatally injured as he tried to board a train. Godfrey was denied information about exactly what had happened. The jury at the inquest decided it was an accident. It was an awful tragedy but Godfrey still has a positive attitude.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a child >> Jocelyn - Interview 33 >> Ed’s body was brought back from Bali so that he could be buried with his family. The gravestone is inscribed, “There was a smile that brings us roses

In 2002 Jocelyn’s son, Edward, was killed in the Bali bombing. Jocelyn was deeply shocked and saddened, but decided that Ed would want him to get on with his life. He was supported by other family members and by Ed’s many friends.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a husband, wife or partner >> Josefine - Interview 30 >> Josefine explains that usually people can be buried on private land as long as relatives do not erect a gravestone and turn it into a graveyard.

Josefine’s husband, Nicholas, was killed in a car accident in 2001. Josefine was shocked but understands that death is part of life. She arranged a ‘green funeral’ and buried Nicholas on her own land. She has had tremendous support from family and friends.