“We got her ashes back via FedEx.” Losing his Mum during a pandemic, finding comfort in shared experiences and grieving with mild Asperger’s syndrome; with James Matthewson

Funded by you, for youIf you'd like to support the running of the podcast (please do!) follow the links below:Click here to make a one-time donation. Welcome to this week's episode of the Dead Parent Club podcast!This week I welcomed James Matthewson to the podcast, to share his story about his Mum Theresa who he lost just a few days before the UK's first national lockdown.We talk about the repercussions of losing someone at the beginning of lockdown, when he was unable to organise a funeral and how he actually found comfort in this. We talk about the physical side effects of his grief and how TNN's meet-ups have been a real source of comfort for him.James also has mild Asperger's syndrome, and he shares how the loss of his Mum makes the loss feel like even more of a loss, as she played such a huge role in his life and navigating it.Thank you for coming onto the podcast James! This year's Christmas specialFor this year's DPC Christmas episode, I'd like the opportunity to share a memory from as many of you as I can from the past year that you would have like to share with your parent/s. To get involved, you can either drop me an email or send me a voice note telling me 1) what your parent/s name is 2) Your favourite thing about them and 3) Something that happened this year that you're proud of/excited about/would simply like to share! Send it to me via email to [email protected] before Friday 18th December :)You can also find me on Facebook at - Dead Parent Club Podcastor on Instagram at - @deadparentclubpodcast Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deadparentclub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.