Stories
Roberta Hope
“When I think of my mother, I don’t think of a loss… I had my dad”
Roberta Hope’s mother died when the girl was only five. Now in her fifties, Roberta has few memories of her mother. However, she was buoyed through her childhood by the love of her dad, and never felt she lacked for a mum.
Amie Richardson
“Kids lose that perspective of their parent being able to make everything okay.”
Amie Richardson’s husband, Wayne Biggs, was diagnosed with aggressive lymphoma when their sons were only two and five years old. She quickly had to work out how to support her sons through his sickness, death, and beyond.
Jeff Duncan
“Most people know their parents as people. We don’t. And we never will”
Jeff Duncan’s mother died from leukemia when he was ten. His story mirrors mine closely, which is not surprising as he’s my older brother…