To think the Ariana concert is being held *way* too soon?

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I think it's a fabulous idea to have this memorial concert. But...

Some of the dead have not even been buried yet. Those still in hospital are unable to attend. Families directly affected by the bomb will have much more to attend to right now than going to the concert.

I think it would have been a lovely idea to do in say the autumn - where people will have started to piece their lives back together a tiny bit.

Fundraiser for what? It was mainly kids who were killed their deaths will be devastating for their families but I hate the way people think money is a cure all. They won't have dependants fundraising is really tasteless

And don't you think the parents of those dead children, might need a bit of money so they don't have to go back to work? I think you can get a week off for a bereavement- nowhere near enough! They haven't even had the funerals yet! Of course these families need money!!!!

I have an idea- The concert is going to raise at least 2 million.

All those complaining, get together and raise the 2 million yourselves, then give it out to the families asap- go on, do it, or shut up moaning!

I know a family where the mum had a year off after the death of her child. I can't say that the trauma was less but it was a shitty accident and not murder. She went back part time but couldn't really cope with that either.

I think that there will be a lot if bills rolling in for the injured and traumatised, let alone home adaptions and other things necessary to make life a bit more tolerable. These will go on for years..

Exactly Origional,I have a friend who lost her DD too, in an accident. She took seven months off work and really struggled with money so had to go back. Another few months off would have helped her very much.

Agree with PP's. It took two years for me to be fit to work after losing my son, that was expected and not in such traumatic circumstances.

Two years of worsening MH, PTSD, counselling a couple of psychiatric hospital stays. Where I live baby's funerals are free but headstones are not in fact he only has a headstone because my gran payed for it.

I can't imagine the pain those families are going through but I think anything that eases extra financial burdens and helps even in a small way can only be a good thing.

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Great post.
I could not agree more.

That would be lovley if the money goes to help parents have concealing and a long time off work.

Is there any transparency in how the fund will be used?

I feel a bit conned after I gave to the Madeline McCann fund and the horrible ways that the parents used this fund.

Yes primal. My child was nearly killed at that concert. I know!!! That doesn't mean the artists will not benefit (maybe indirectly). Because they will.

I am really, really sorry about that.

The artist benefiting indirectly is different to doing it for publicity. They are just people too.