Loss

At 17, Lech Blaine was in a car crash that killed his best friends. The rumours started immediately.

'When my husband died suddenly, I had to grieve the baby we wouldn't have, too.'

"I've never felt more broken in my life." 9 high profile women on the unique pain of miscarriage.

Chelsea McLaughlin

'No one talks about it, but we must. So here's what happened when I miscarried at home.'

Chelsea's mum took her own life in prison. She's broken and can't afford her funeral.

'I took my husband for granted, and then he died. Here's what I'd have done differently.'

"I wanted him to be her." I called my aunt's phone number after she died. A stranger answered.

Opinion: The inhuman restrictions around funerals are taking away our right to grieve.

‘Last week, COVID-19 took away my freedom. This week, it took my dad's life.’

'It's the third year that's the hardest.' What I learned after losing my teenage daughter.

Jacqueline Dooley

'Riley was just 32 days old when we lost him. This is the story of his last 24 hours on earth.'

Catherine Hughes

"My daughter was five months old when I found myself staring at her and screaming."

Jacinda Moroney

The Cliffs of Moher died after last year's Melbourne Cup. This photo was taken one month before.

Clare and Jessie Stephens

"I've never been loved like that before." Robin Bailey on life after Sean Pickwell's death.

"In 2017, I lost my daughter. Her death pulled the rug out from under my life."

Jacqueline Dooley

Grace won our hearts on Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds. She didn’t live to see the show.

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