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Bereavement due to traumatic death

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Rosemary’s son, James, was killed in the 7th July bomb attack in London in 2005. The family was devastated. Rosemary found help via family, friends, and colleagues, and through a vicar and a psychotherapist, and by creating wonderful memorials for her son.

Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a child >> Peter - Interview 13 >> When Peter heard about his son’s death he went to church. He carried a bible in his van and read it at lunch time, but he didn’t attend church regular

In 2005 Peter’s son was killed in a car crash. Tim was only 19 when he died. He was in a car driven by a friend who was drunk. Peter and his wife have experienced a terrible loss. They comfort each other and do not want formal counselling.

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