AIBU to bring your attention to the wonderful work of Winston's Wish?

[Nibledbyducks]

I don't think I am.
Inspired by a thread on single parenting.
I'm a single parent ,my three son's father left me and then committed suicide two years later. There was no help anywhere for my family, and no-one knew what to say or how to react. After a couple of years of struggling I phoned Winston's wish in floods of tears and from that conversation we were invited to a weekend residential for families bereaved through suicide, the whole experience was amazing and I don't know what we would have done without it. That was three years ago and the lessons we learned and the tools we were given have proved invaluable.
I found out later that it cost the charity £4000 for each of us to attend, so my family alone cost them £16000!
I'm not currently in a position to give back but would encourage anyone who is to consider donating.
Winstons's wish do amazing work for bereaved children in all kinds of circumstances and I would recommend them to anyone.

YANBU!!

I used to work for a company that every year had a 'Winston's Wish Week' with lots of fundraising events, auction of promises etc. just to raise money for this very worthy cause.

They do a lot of things to support families who wouldn't otherwise receive any help.

I talked to them when we had break the news to DN about how his parents had died. They were amazing. WIthout help it is impossible to know how to talk about these things to children.

YANBU. Suicide can have a ripple effect on so many lives. This sounds like an excellent charity that does very worthwhile work. I speak as someone who lost a relative to suicide, it breaks my heart to see those they left behind..

As a now grown up bereaved child I think Winston's wish are amazing and so wish they had been round when dad died. I was 6. It was only 1984 but my mum was basically told that kids bounce back and that she should try to go on as though nothing had happened to minimise the trauma to us. I was OK for a long time but as I got older the enormity of what had happened hit me in a big way and I wonder if I had had some sort of acknowledgement of my loss or even counselling at the time would I have coped differently long term. It would have been dad's 100th birthday in 2017 and I'm planning to do an epic fundraiser to mark the occasion and raise both funds and awareness of WW.

DrCoconut - your post could have been mine. My dad died racing go-carts in 1970 when I was 7 (and my brother and sister were 5). I think my mum did a brilliant job but am so glad Winston's Wish are there for children and families now.

I ran the Silverstone half marathon for them this year - big birthday for me plus the racing circuit connection all fitted together. I would love to raise a huge amount for them as I think they are wonderful - sadly didn't get on their team for Great North Run but am looking for another race or two to keep the momentum going.

4000 per person per day? Where was it? Penthouse suite in Claridges.

Looks like they do a reasonable amount of work but if they could put their accounts on their webpage it would make it easier to decide if I'm to to donate to them.