We need to talk about grief
By 
Mandy Gill2024-11-27T11:47:00
When her mother died suddenly, Mandy Gill was not as comforted by her Christian faith as she might have expected. Her fellow believers didn’t always respond well either. Here are the lessons she’s learned from a slow and painful journey with grief
Easter Sunday 2024 looked just like any other day, but with one exception: my sister and I were planning to visit our mother, who was in hospital following a minor operation two days earlier. When we saw her on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, she was tired and a little confused, but we put this down to lack of sleep. When I went to bed on Saturday night, I was worried for her health, but little did I know what the following day would hold.
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