What Do You Say When a Terminally Ill Child Asks, “Mummy, Am I Going to Die?”

It’s one of the hardest questions a parent can face. Some parents avoid talking about the illness altogether, wanting to protect their child from fear and sadness. A mother might…

No Maps, No GPS: Navigating Grief as Parents of a Child with a Terminal Illness

The devastating diagnosis of a child’s life-threatening or life-limiting condition plunges parents into an emotional journey. “This complex, non-linear process often involves overlapping and recurring stages of grief,” says Ang…

Losing Your Child: From Cope To Hope

From the euphoria you feel when you first learn that you’re pregnant to that life-changing moment when you finally hold that precious little miracle in your arms… there is no…

Taken Too Soon – How Lesli Berggren Honours the Beautiful Memory of Her Son, Nils

Originally from Texas, USA, Lesli Berggren moved to Singapore in 1998. A year later, she joyfully welcomed a pair of gorgeous twin children — a boy, Nils, and a girl,…

Angel Gowns Singapore Helps Clothe Babies for Their Final Journey

June Lee, one of the founders of Angel Gowns Singapore, shares the stories, tears, pain and love that she and her team experience, even as they create tiny garments for…

Recognising the Signs of Grief: How to Help Your Child Cope

In the first two parts of this series, we discussed how to talk to our children about death and how best to prepare them to accept the reality of loss. In this final instalment,…

How to Talk to your Child about Death

In the first instalment of a three-part series, we discuss how we can talk to our children about death and dying. Here’s how you can start the conversation. When Will Lee, the actor…