Show Notes
This week’s guest is the founder of an incredible charity and resource for the bereaved, called The Good Grief Trust, which is pioneering the way that The UK approach grief support and resources. Lind Magistris first met her partner Graham when she played Susi in the BBC Series, Grange Hill. Graham was one of the series directors and 30 years later, purely by accident, Linda crossed paths with him once again. The pair enjoyed a loving and romantic relationship that lasted 8 years, but sadly Graham was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue sarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer, and he died five and a half months later.
The grief that ensued changed Linda’s whole world. After Graham’s death she went in search for grief support through the suggested and usual avenues such as her GP. She was shocked by the sheer lack of information regarding what resources were available to her, particularly a time she needed it most. Linda began to realise that there are huge gaps in bereavement support in the UK and so began her quest to make significant improvements in the way grief is managed in Britain.
The situation Linda witnessed was, that often the content and quality of the information provided to relatives by hospitals, hospices, GP's, Police, Funeral Directors, Registrars, Care Homes & Clergy is sporadic and generally depended on who is dealing with the death and where in the UK they lived. She founded The Good Grief Trust in September 2016, which strives to bring all bereavement services together around the country, ensure that everyone receives the support they need to move forward with their lives.
There are outstanding many charities and organisations offering excellent support for those who have lost someone close all around the UK, but they are just not being easily found. Equally many organisations are not providing sufficient information, guidance and advice, with some offering no support at all, so many thousands of people are falling through the cracks. The Good Grief Trust brings this information altogether in one practical and easy to use website, also segmenting the information in an incredibly practical way.
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