Bereaved Parents' Club

Bereaved Parents' Club Podcast

It’s the club none of us want to be members of, but here we are. This podcast is for all of us, to share and celebrate the stories of our children, and offer support to each other. We'll explore topics relevant to us as we navigate the world as bereaved parents. Whether your loss was last week, last month, last year or even last century, you're welcome here. And whether your child was a baby, a youngster, a teenager, an adult, or even a parent themselves, you're welcome here.

  1. #22 Be More Laura with Nicola Nuttall

    May 26

    #22 Be More Laura with Nicola Nuttall

    Nicola shares her heartbreaking story of her daughterLaura's bravery and determination after being diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer Glioblastoma.  How Laura defied the initial terminal prognosis timeline, the families fight for treatment to keep Laura alive.  Nicola shares stories of Laura's bucket list which went viral.  How Laura became a young ambassador for the Brain Tumour Charity and re-enrolled at university whilst having Chemo and completed her degree course and graduated with a 2:1. Nicola shares the need for the narrative to change in termsof more support and recognition for sibling loss and that her other daughter Gracie now works for Sibling Support UK to help other siblings like herself. Nicola Nuttall has become a passionate fundraiser, speaker and campaigner, fighting to raise awareness of the disease. Her book ‘The Stars Will Still Be There’ published by Harper Collins, is an unflinchingly honest account of how the family coped with Laura’s devastating diagnosis and helped to make the most of her remaining time, reminding us all to live life to the fullest and ‘Be More Laura’ every single day. Nicola runs The Be More Laura Foundation which funds vital research in the hope of finding kinder, more effective treatments for glioblastoma and works with organisations such as Our Brain Bank, Brain Cancer Justice and The Brain Tumour Charity to call for change in how brain tumours are treated, particularly in young adults. Please be aware this episode will include themes of death, loss and cancer treatment.

    52 min
  2. 12/21/2025

    Podcast Short #2: Sibling Loss Journey Christmas Message

    Today we are so thankful for Sascha's little sister Stefanie who has kindly recorded this special Christmas message. Her older brother Sascha died aged 18 in 2004 from Glioblastoma which is an aggressive cancer in the brain. Stefanie shares how they honour and include Sascha at Christmas and have formed ways of doing this as a family every year. We love the candle lighting idea and having a candle burning into the new year as a symbol of Stefanie taking Sascha into the next year with her. Coping with a new year without your loved one is often very challenging and a particularly complex time in grief. Sibling grief is complicated as not only does it change the dynamics of your family. You may now be the only living child yet this was never meant to be. Often siblings have special close relationships they can be best friends, confidents and protectors and the loss of them is felt in so many ways. The focus after a child dies is often on the parents as this is against the natural order of life. For a sibling they are grieving the loss of their sibling and on top the loss of the son/daughter relationship they had before as their parents are struggling with their own grief. This can have further impact the family connection with living siblings as each of their relationships with their parents and siblings are uniquely individual to them. This is a truly beautiful message from Stefanie which clearly shows the growing love and bond she has with her big brother Sascha. Thank you Stefanie x This podcast short is dedicated to Sascha ❤️ #glioblastomaawareness #siblingloss #siblinggrief #survivingchristmas #saytheirnames

    2 min

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It’s the club none of us want to be members of, but here we are. This podcast is for all of us, to share and celebrate the stories of our children, and offer support to each other. We'll explore topics relevant to us as we navigate the world as bereaved parents. Whether your loss was last week, last month, last year or even last century, you're welcome here. And whether your child was a baby, a youngster, a teenager, an adult, or even a parent themselves, you're welcome here.

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