Useful Links
If you choose The Bluebell Foundation to help you, we will do everything in our power to assist you in any way we can. We will be here for whenever you need us, providing support and guidance.
There are a number of other charities and other resources that may be able to provide you with the help you need if you feel you require additional support. Every person is different and every person has the right to seek solace and help where they feel comfortable.
In this instance, we have provided a number of links below to charities doing work along the same lines throughout the UK, and a blog by a local couple with similar experiences. Together, these links may be able to provide you with the help you deserve.
We have also provided a link to the NHS Bereavement Page which can help provide more information on the grieving process.
Please take a look if you think these might be helpful for you.
Tigerlily Trust
The Tigerlily Trust charity is local to South Cumbria and provides tangible symbols of remembrance for parents bereaved through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
The Tigerlily Trust provides vital support, resources and help to bereaved family and friends, as well as providing physical commemoration of those who have been lost. These commemorations come in the form of remembrance boxes and other keepsakes to keep the memory of your loved one alive.
Winston’s Wish
Winston’s Wish supports bereaved children, their families and the professionals who support them.
Winston’s Wish was the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity – supporting bereaved children since 1992 – and continues to lead the way in providing specialist child bereavement support services across the UK, including in-depth therapeutic help in individual, group and residential settings.
Blue for Jackson
Blue for Jackson was set up in memory of the founders’ son Jackson. It raises awareness of the dangers car parks pose to young children and families.
Based in Yarm, the charity is establishing bases across the country, including one in Cumbria. Blue for Jackson promotes safety awareness in car parks and on roads to prevent accidents, and also supports the need for more bereavement support when a family suffers such a tragic loss.
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals both when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, and when a child is facing bereavement.
Child Bereavement UK is available nationally to help you through the loss of a child at any age. They have professionals on hand for face-to-face meetings to help you and your family through your grief and ensure you get all the assistance you need.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse Bereavement Care offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.
Cruse has a wealth of resources at its fingertips to help with grief and bereavement, as well as multiple services to let you get the help you need when you need it most. With lots of helpful information to help you or a loved one navigate the trauma of grief, Cruse may prove to be an invaluable source of strength and guidance when you need it most.
Coping with Bereavement
The NHS Bereavement page gives advice about the various stages of grief and feelings associated. It also gives advice on who you could contact in order to get the help you need.
