Izzy Shaw Celebrant

23/10/2025

23/10/2025

22/10/2025

Evening....

I am currently about to lodge some papers to set up a charity.

It will be to support people who have lost someone under the age of 55. This might be through illness or sudden death. The aim is to give that very unique and tailored support to families, individuals, friends of people who have been through this very traumatic experience.
Whilst every death, no matter the person's age is a sad loss, losing people at a young age is something I see on a regular basis through the funerals and support I give.

In the past 6 months I have delivered funerals for 8 people under the age of 50.

I'm hoping to be able to deliver tea and chat groups, events, online and face to face support, training for volunteers and champions.

I'll give more info and the name of the charity once it's all set up. But, this is a small call out to anyone who this resonates with who might want to volunteer as a trustee or to be part of running or supporting a chat and tea group, either online of f2f.

Im also currently working to source allotment spaces as grief gardens where people can come along and sit and have a cuppa or help out planting or pruning as a way of talking whilst doing or just being with others ..all gentle.

But from what ive learnt and the stories ive been privileged to hear and be part of... much needed.

It's all new and ive been working on it for over 6months and it won't go forwards until it's all properly though through.

We already have some sponsorship in the offing and will also be undertaking some community and commercial fundraising and sponsorship...

We already have 4 trustees who have lived through this experience and it would be good to hear from others who have lived experience but also who have skills to support a small charity set up.
This won't just be an East thing, am hoping we can start small and spread.....

Give me a txt or an email or message me here.

Izzyshawcelebrant@gmail.com

22/10/2025

19/10/2025

bbc one. Just made me sob.... anyone who has lost a parent to dementia ( before they even died) will understand the conversation the mother (with dementia) has with her daughter as they sit on the sofa talking about the old ladies parents ..having to tell her, as if it's the 1st time she's heard it, that they're dead...
Xx

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01/10/2025

Two things happened to me today.
1. I delivered the funeral of a wonderful man I've known for a few years and who I worked with. I've got to know his partner who is such a wonderful man and their families.

Finally today, after a while waiting we were able to say goodbye with a handcrafted service of SJA ambulance escorts, a 30 strong Guard of Honour a flag party, a fabulous piper, a chaplian and 200 strong mourners and 200 yorkshire teabags for everyone from the deceased!! ... who loved tea...lots of it...!! He was one of the kindest, humble, wise, funny, dedicated, hillarious people, who left way way too early .

Equally wonderful a superb dedicated and friendly Funeral Director and team an equally wonderful crematorium staff and a lovely chapel assistant called Simon. Who went above and beyond to accommodate and support us. Thankyou Thornalley Funeral Services Mintlyn Crematorium

The second lovely thing was that I came home to a card from a lady, her children and her parents whose funeral I delivered for her husband.

I've kept in touch with her each week just with a small check in txt. She was thanking me for supporting her at the funeral and said she kept remembering small things, she'd asked me to do before hand, but had forgotten about.

She'd asked me to sit with her children if they got emotional while she delivered her eulogy, which I did...

But she also asked me if I would make sure the 3 of them left the chapel after saying their final goodbye whilst they were alone at the end... because she knew they wouldn't have the strength to leave the catafalque area after that final moment necomes real...

That bit I honestly wasn't sure I could do.. she'd said "be strong with us and lead us away if you have too..."..... I feared this bit the most... but I did it, usually where possible, we like to let people 'be' for a bit and have some time... which they also had... but her children were distressed and this distressed her....I can honestly say it was the single most difficult thing I've ever had to do.

So a card out of the blue with a simple thank you was so welcome and so treasured.

These are the things you aren't trained for , theres always something new to act on .....but hopefully these are the things we try to deliver if asked...

It's been quite a day.
Xx