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Murder or manslaughter with a knife or a blunt instrument
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Organ donation
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The Probation Victim Contact Scheme

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Bereavement due to traumatic death

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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 >> Godfrey suggests that when selecting people for medical school the selectors should consider people’s life experiences. Adverse life experiences might

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.

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