Stories from: Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth

 

Dug the Graves

My partner doesn’t really do ‘feelings’. His childhood friend’s dad fell off a roof three years ago. He was the

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A Nappy Change

When my lovely elderly aunt died her funeral was in her garden. the youngest great grandchild was present and was

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Perfectly Happy

My nan, who was in her 90’s, kept saying before she died that Bill – her first husband – was

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Found that Funny

My dad died recently. My mum went to put the goose out and came back to find him dead, the

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Swept Along

I myself had a stillbirth. Christopher would be 13 now. I was 25 at the time and lots of decisions

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Sky Blue Coffin

A 24 year old with whom I worked stayed at his house in his sky blue coffin, with the lid

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Name of Her Choice

A friend, an old lady, always known by her middle name, hated her first name and at 94 years old

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Grief is Selfish

I was a palliative care nurse for a hospital for many years. I went to all the courses and knew

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