bereavement
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The Archie Foundation, which provides support to babies, children and families during a hospital stay or after a bereavement, has now stepped in to cover the £600 cost.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The report also highlighted a "siloed way of working" described by some families between the bereavement service, mortuary and funeral directors.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Hospices almost always have social workers or bereavement coordinators who can explain what happens after death, and point you to the right agencies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
For many years, if you needed to take a flight due to a family member’s death or impending death, airlines would offer a discounted bereavement, or compassionate, ticket.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Their numb families mourned in silence, with pots of stew and nourishing foods heaped into their kitchens, while the comforting arms of neighbors circled around them to ease their bereavement.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Their models projected that, even if all of the conflict-related deaths ceased after 2023, past bereavements would continue to impact communities and individuals until at least 2070.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
The courage of Josua Tuisova and Sam Matavesi, who have played on at this World Cup while stricken by grief after family bereavements.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
Total Film's Tom Dawson wrote: "Giedroyc doesn't ignore life's inevitable sadnesses - along the way there are unexpected bereavements, family rifts, unfulfilled youthful dreams… It's the uplift that sticks, though."
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
And while the coupling between the “Groundhog Day” star and Kelis might seem unlikely, both share recent personal losses — bereavements that the Sun claims they bonded over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
They cannot prevent sicknesses, bereavements, separations, and deaths.
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by John Charles Ryle
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