JACK HOWE

Hello beautiful reader,

My name is Jack, I’m 24, I’m from Hertfordshire, and currently rather on the unemployed side of life.

In January 2013, my Dad passed away from alcoholic liver disease. I spent the next two years avoiding the acknowledgement of my grief. Proceeding to try and be the, ‘happy as a clam’ Jack that everyone presumes I am. After arriving at University in my third year., it hit me hard that I hadn’t dealt with it. I seeked help and the parental bereavement support group which came to be an anchor in my final year. 

My grief is something I will carry with me forever. However talking about it, makes it that much easier to bear. It was a process of learning to speak about it that I found helped so much, and knowing I could speak about it with a group of people who understood the pain of losing a loved one. 

I’ve found that I am a stronger person for speaking out about my grief, and it has held a massive impact on who I am and want to be as a person. I hope that this platform allows young people to come together and reach out about their experiences and for them to know they are not alone and that there is YOUR life after death.