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Bereaved by Suicide: Kate’s story
Sept 2023
To mark Suicide Awareness Month, WAY member Kate shares how she is determined to turn the devastating loss of her partner Matt into a positive force to help people talk more openly about death and sui…
Sweena's Story: International Widows' Day
Jun 2023
23 June is International Widows’ Day, which is a UN awareness day set up to highlight the plight of widows around the world.
Marking National Day of Reflection: Emma’s reflections
Mar 2023
Today, 23 March, has become known as the National Day of Reflection. Set up by the charity Marie Curie, it takes place on the anniversary of the day that then Prime Minister Boris Johnson placed the U…
Ramadan as a young Muslim widow: Ruba’s story
Mar 2023
Ramadan Mubarak to all of those in the Muslim community and to our Muslim members. We understand how difficult it can be to experience this month without your loved one, so South London-based WAY memb…
Elanor shares her story to support our Cohabiting Couples Campaign
Feb 2023
Elanor’s partner Robin died in 2005 after a motorbike accident. She was pregnant with their only daughter Sophie when Robin died and has struggled for the past 17 years to bring up Sophie as a lone pa…
Kathy's Story: Cohabiting Couples Campaign
Feb 2023
WAY Ambassador Kathy Ford lost her partner Keith in November 2018 to a sudden heart attack. They had been together for 19 years and had two sons together. In June 2019, Kathy gave evidence to the Work…
Orlanda's Story: Widowed, Pregnant and Challenging Injustices
Feb 2023
WAY Widowed and Young Ambassador Orlanda Bryars was featured on The One Show on 7 February alongside fellow WAY members Joana and Kelly. Here she highlights the heart-breaking injustices facing pregna…
Celebrating campaign success: Georgia's Story
Feb 2023
Georgia Elms was widowed in 2006 when her husband Jon died suddenly from meningitis aged just 38 – the next day she discovered she was pregnant with the couple’s second child.
Jonathan's Story: Volunteering for WAY
Dec 2022
On International Volunteer Day and we would like to say an enormous thank you to our volunteers; they do an incredible job supporting our 4500+ members across the UK and they make such a huge differen…
International Men’s Day: Ben's Story
Nov 2022
The theme of International Men’s Day this year is “helping men and boys”. This date in the calendar is an opportunity to highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. We want…
Bisexual Visibility Day: Suzanne's story
Sept 2022
On Bisexual Visibility Day, we share WAY member Suzanne's story.
Jun 2022
On Father's Day, we wanted to share WAY Widowed and Young member David's story about coping as a widowed dad.
Finding support with grief through WAY's LGBTQ+ community
Jun 2022
Suzanne helps to share her story of being widowed and then finding support with grief through the WAY LGBTQ+ community.
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