Real Families: Triumph Over Tragedy & Sorrow
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Channel: Real Families · 2018 · Howto & Style
It is estimated that 23,600 parents died in the UK 2014 leaving dependent children, that’s one parent every 22 minutes. This week on Mothership, we’re talking about bereavement, loss and parenting all at the same time with the brilliant Candice Brathwaite and Steph Nimmo. In December 2004 Steph’s life changed; her fourth child Daisy was born prematurely with a very rare genetic disease and was told she would have a limited life. When Daisy was 10 Steph’s husband, Andy, was diagnosed with stage-4 cancer, it was terminal. Steph talks about the support and the ways she handled this time in her life. Steph is the author of an amazing booked called, ‘Was This in the Plan?’. Real Families brings you stories of modern day family life from around the world through the eyes of children, parents, and parenting experts. Subscribe for weekly documentaries and full episodes of evergreen family documentaries and parenting TV shows. Subscribe for more from Real Families: https://goo.gl/y8WzCa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealFamilies/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realfamilieschannel/ We’re on TikTok too: https://www.tiktok.com/@realfamilies https://www.stephnimmo.com @stephnimmo https://www.candicebrathwaite.com @candicebrathwaite Produced by Little Dot Studios