Colleen & Tash jump out of a plane for BAGS for Strife

Natasha Fell is raising money for BAGS for Strife
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Absolutely nothing prepares you for loss by suicide. For all of us who set up the charity, it’s so important to do something in honour & in memory of those we lost, and we can only hope through our own experience, we can offer some support through the darkest of days. We reached out to friends and family who all have experienced loss in this way and asked them to describe their most prominent emotions in the following months. The common feelings were Blame, Anger, Guilt and Sadness. Why? We were struck by the lack of accessible support for families and friends in the aftermath of loss by suicide and having reached out to others who have been through similar circumstances, we realised that our experience was not unique. Whilst there are a range of services “out there”, the issue appears to be a lack of knowledge/accessibility/geographical variation/timeliness of these. In response, we have subsequently established BAGS for Strife – a charity that is steered and led by a group of people with their own lived experience of suicide and its aftermath. What? We know that everyone’s experience of grief and loss is unique. Some people may want help in the first few days to navigate their way through the practical elements that must be faced, others may want to reach out for emotional support, and some may stumble and fall weeks or months or years after their tragedy. BAGs will provide practical and emotional support both for the short and long term.

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On 15th February, Colleen and niece Tash are doing a sky dive to raise money for BAGS for Strife.

BAGS for Strife was set up after Kat, Colleen’s niece, and Tash's sister, sadly took her own life in 2019.

The charity aims to help those bereaved by suicide by letting people know that they are not alone in their complex, unique and overwhelming mix of emotions felt after loss of a loved one by suicide.

Money raised will go towards paying for the contents of the bags themselves which are given to the family in the aftermath of loss.

The contents of the bags have been tailored, based on lived experience, to what we think you may need in both the immediate term and longer term, ranging from the practical to the emotional. The Little Book of Help, created by the steering group, includes a step-by-step practical guide, links to support service, advice for friends and family on how they can help as well as personal stories, poems and thoughts with the hope that those reading will feel a little less alone in their grief.

The bags also contain sleep spray, a water bottle, lip balm, tissues, and more - just a few small reminders to take care.

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