YOUR HOME. THEIR WORKPLACE. - Episode 8 – May you smile at the memories in time to come

S1 008 Ep – May you smile at the memories in time to come  This episode is my thoughts on the loss of a client through death. The impact this can have on not only the family, but on the other people around them who have built up relationships is immense. We have just lost a young person and my heart is with their mother, siblings and family.  Birth and death are certainties. We're not all ready to face talking about this fact of life, but it happens. In the fifteen years that I have provided HR support to families with children, young adults or adults with multiple complex disabilities (the client), we have lost three children and two young adults. I feel for the parents, the families, as well as the employees, the team who support them and their family. The employees, the care givers, may have worked for the client for years and are a part of the family in many ways.   Unfortunately, the employees lose their jobs immediately – it's called frustration of contract. They are in essentially in a redundancy situation. It's a hard time losing someone and losing your job. Many families are upset about the situation that their staff are in, whilst at the same time grieving the loss of their loved one. It is such a difficult time for everyone.  I'd like to share this poem with everyone who has lost a loved one. May you feel their love. May you smile at the memories in time to come.   By Donna Ashworth from her book "Loss"     TAKE THE LOVE  Take the love you had for me  and turn it into laughter  turn it into bling light  to shine on your thereafter.    Take the love you have for me  and who it to the world  something so amazing  needs to blossom and unfurl    Take the love that made us  keep it burning bright  let that fire guide you  let it warm you through the night    Take the love you shared with me  and spread it out with gladness  my life will not have been in vain  if you can fight the sadness    Take the love my darling  it's yours to carry on  grow that love forever more  and then I won't be gone.