When We Heard Him Call ‘Mama’
Homicide loss mothers know each other’s grief. The commonality of having our child’s life wilfully taken transcends all barriers. Without a doubt, we share a deep understanding of this excruciating...
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The Love Of A Mother: Searching For Justice In The Death Of Jiah Khan
“I feel deceived. Angry. No one wants the truth. They’re just interested in a story, any story but not the facts,” explains Rabya Khan. “I’ve been fighting for over seven years. It’s exhausting.”...
View ArticleI Did Not Get To Say Goodbye
It’s what I didn’t say that hurts. It’s not being able to go back and tell him all those things that swirl wildly in my mama-heart. When I didn’t get to say goodbye, my unspoken words were lost in air...
View ArticleRedefining Christmas And The New Year
Oh, how I used to love a big, sparkly Christmas! All of us together, the decorations, carols playing, and food prepared – the excitement, the hugs, the smiles, the presents placed under the Christmas...
View ArticleWhen You Lose The Person You Love Before They Die
There are moments when I look back and realize that however sad I am, I know that at least my mother didn’t have to grieve her grandson too, and for that, I’m eternally grateful. When my son, Alex, was...
View ArticleLives Lost – The Recent Catastrophic Changes To Cancer Care During Covid-19
Michael died on a cold sunlit day following months in hospital. A childhood cancer survivor, he’d developed secondary cancer aged 26. His older sister Julie was at his bedside. His mother, whom I’ve...
View ArticleHeart To Heart – In Conversation With Charles Erwin, Homicide Loss Father
“It was ten years before I could cry,” he says gently. “I got her home, I got her buried, and then I pushed it to the back of my mind. I had to. I had to hold it in, otherwise, I would have lost my...
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Catherine Hamlin: Eradicating Obstetric Fistula Forever
The cruel and heartbreaking reality of obstetric fistula following stillbirth was truly brought home to me by one extraordinary woman – Dr. Catherine Hamlin. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and...
View ArticlePost-Traumatic Growth
Post Traumatic Growth alludes to an individual’s spiritual and positive psychological shift that is born of suffering. It permits the person to gain a form of enlightenment that they might not have...
View ArticleSRF Dok (Swiss TV documentary) Verbrechen Im Wahn
On January 2023, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen broadcast VERBRECHEN IM WAHN (Crimes committed in insanity). The episode focused on Alex’s case and that of 7-year-old Ilias, who was also murdered...
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