Until the 26th July 2007 as a family we had a lovely life. On the 27th July 2007 it came to an end. Our lovely, fit and healthy son died. It would have been about 5.30am in bed with our daughter-in-law at his side. Peter Jnr was 37. The destruction and devastation this caused I often…

Jude was born on October 19, 2006, in ARI Aberdeen, a precious son to Eric and Ruth and brother to Lois and Maya.  Jude embarked on his educational journey at Scouthall Playgroup in Westhill before moving on to Elrick school. He spent seven joyful years there before transitioning to Westhill Academy, where he was in his fifth year. Jude had a fondness for the social aspects of school, though he was less enthusiastic about the academic work. Despite this, he successfully passed all his Nat5s and was preparing for his higher exams….

The sudden death of my amazing 17 year old son Ibrahim Bash-Taqi (‘Ditto’ to us and ‘Cruzer’ to his Facebook pals) feels like having a rug on which I was standing firmly, pulled suddenly from under my feet. The pain is sharp and the thudding does not subside. I had him when I was only 23…

Alan was a lovely person. He had a happy childhood, always out with his friends having fun – and some mischief – as lads do. His friend Robert was mad on fishing and Alan soon followed in his footsteps, spending his pocket money on fishing gear. They had me dropping them off at different ponds and…

The New Year 2013 started with a lovely New Year’s Eve and a coastal walk of 4 miles the next day, for a pub lunch with friends. Jonathan rang me, from Sweden, later that day to wish me a Happy Birthday and a Happy New Year. A call from Jon was always the icing on the…

Our daughter, Nicky, died a month before her 19th birthday in February 2006. She died suddenly and unexpectedly whilst watching an episode of "Friends" with one of her housemates in the house that she shared with four students. Despite the best efforts of everybody – the housemates, paramedics and doctor – Nicky was pronounced dead shortly…

My bright loving son died at the age of just 18. He came home from university for Christmas, full of life and excitement at seeing his friends again and telling us how much he was enjoying Southampton studying geophysics. On the morning of 2nd January 1982 I sat on his bed, asking him what he would…

I feel robbed, my son was the most loving soul he’d light up every room he entered and he left an impression on everyone he met. He died 3 weeks short of his 14th birthday, he will forever be 13. 5,094 days that’s all I had with my son not nearly enough now I have to spend a lifetime waiting to see him again….

On 13th January 2011, our lives were changed forever. My lovely son Alex passed away. Alex was 3 weeks off his nineteenth birthday. He was a typical teenage lad, liked nights out with his friends and spent a lot of time with his girlfriend of almost 3 years, Jodie. He had been to work that day…