Bereavement Support
Find out about how Jessie May will support you and your family after the death of your child
Our Bereavement Support Service is led by a Bereavement Team Leader alongside the Bereavement Support Team, and because some of our parents have told us that often they prefer to be supported by the nurses who visit their children.
All of the Jessie May nurses have training in listening skills and supporting parents and are experienced in offering support and a listening ear both before and after the death of a child.
“Jessie May have been a ray of light in some very dark times for me and our family. I honestly don’t know what we would do without their support. I think I would be very lost and down a very dark deep black hole.”
“Everyone else who was involved with our child’s care stopped interacting with us as soon as he passed. Jessie May was outstanding, swooping us up in a big cuddle and caring for my son and my family and have remained caring for us since he passed. It’s nice to have a support system without having to explain the past.”
Grief Encounter
One child in every UK classroom will experience the death of someone close by the time they reach 16 years old.
Grief Encounter is here to help with the confusion, fear, loneliness and pain, providing a lifeline to children and young people to cope with free, immediate, one-to-one support.
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Your contributions will help children with life-limiting conditions and their families through their toughest times.
Tree of Light
Jessie May recognises that Christmas can be difficult for many families, so in December we hold our ‘Tree of Light’. It has grown into a wonderful opportunity for every one of our families to come together to remember and celebrate of all of our Jessie May children.
The Tree of Light consists of a non-religious, but spiritual celebration, with readings, music and singing. A star with the name of every child on the Jessie May caseload who has died is put on the Tree of Light and those present have the opportunity to hang a star on the tree to remember their child or a loved one. Many of the Jessie May Nurses attend alongside Jessie May Staff, Trustees and supporters. Every family who Jessie May has supported since 1996 will continue to be invited if they wish.
