Megan

Megan is an incredible woman. FULL STOP.  The work she does supporting rural families, the life she has lived, the wisdom she has is INCREDIBLE.Megan is the mother of 5 beautiful boys, she is a wife, a loving grandmother, and an incredible writer.  Megan works in the Hospital to Home program doing the incredibly important work of supporting families who been bereaved after the loss of their babies. I can only imagine the way in which Megan works with her families, she has that grandmotherly warmth about her, that just makes you feel held. Megan talks us through her incredible journey which includes, one birth, three still births, a neonatal death, miscarriage, and an ectopic pregnancy. Megan talks about the complexities of grief having recently lost her husband to cancer. We talked about how Ken was such an important part of this journey and a true stay during their losses. That he was the only other person that intimately knew this journey alongside her and in the process of losing him, she has re-experienced the grief of her boys. We had this engaging chat about how as a society we do death and dying TERRIBLY! You would think that this episode would be heavy, and at times it is, but Megan has this ability of “holding court”.  Just like me she will make you laugh and cry, she is able to still find the light and humour which is a testament to her character.  I want to thank Megan; she was so incredibly patient and kind with me. We discussed that I wanted to ask her a lot of questions that people often have, and often polite society doesn’t allow them to be asked. If you have ever had a friend, or family member that has had a baby pass away and wondered what they need this is the episode for you! Megan thank you for the incredible work you do with Red Nose supporting rural people.  If you would like to read some of Megan’s work further or engage with her on her social media platform you can find her at @writting_grief. Megan thank you I have so much gratitude for you sharing this journey, I’m a better person for having sat with you. Remember to #saytheirname Resources for this episode - Hospital to home referral:https://rednosegriefandloss.org.au/support/article/hospital-to-home Megan’s written work:https://grievingparents.net/surviving-my-first-year-of-child-loss/ Podcast episode where Megan speaks about her experience:https://www.memoriapodcast.com/icarriedhim/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.