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• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a child >> Dean - Interview 36 >> Dean has found comfort in a Spiritualist Church whilst retaining his Hindu beliefs. Through mediums associated with this Church he has received messag

Dean’s son, Andrew, was killed in 2006. He was hit by a car which was driven by a man who was not insured and who was driving illegally. Dean felt shocked and devastated. He has found help via friends, family, RoadPeace, the Spirualist Church and others.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a brother or a sister >> Adam - Interview 27 >> When Adam’s brother died his belief in the spirit world helped him to cope with his grief. He does not go to church but he meditates and occasionally

In 2005 Adam’s brother, Lloyd, was murdered in the street. He was attacked by two men, who said that they were drunk at the time. Adam, his parents and friends were devastated. Since then Adam has worked hard to try to prevent other violent crime.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a parent >> Michelle - Interview 41 >> After her mother died Michelle found great comfort through seeing a medium, who contacted her mother and said that she was very happy.

In 2005 Michelle’s mother was murdered. She was stabbed. Michelle was shocked and horrified. She has found help through friends, family, a community psychiatric nurse, a psychologist, a homeopath (privately), a medium and by writing about what happened.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a husband, wife or partner >> Josefine - Interview 30 >> After Nicholas died Josefine had experiences that convinced her that there is life after death. She has seen a medium who told her that people often h

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.