Admin commented on the post, How much Leave to Grieve? Lets extend bereavement leave 1 year, 10 months ago
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your comment. It is interesting, and also a bit slow in some organisations to filter down to us everyday folks. Have you signed our petition for Leave To Grieve?
Two weeks is time to take a breath, and make a few plans.
Thanks,
Admin
Admin wrote a new post, Regaining a Sense of Balance Can Help You Sleep After a Tragedy 2 years ago
The loss of a loved one can drastically affect your ability to get a good night’s sleep. Whether it interferes with your ability to get good quality sleep, stay asleep, or even fall asleep at all, it is true th […]
Admin commented on the post, The final chapter 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing your story. 🙏
Admin wrote a new post, The dead mans plate 2 years, 1 month ago
Today I was making dinner and came to the bottom of the crockery draw. There in the bottom is the plate we call the dead mans plate. I don’t like this plate, mostly because it’s heavy. It’s likely good quality. […]
Admin wrote a new post, 'This is where he prepared the bodies…..' 2 years, 2 months ago
In my family, we read horoscopes, hope that our loved ones are contacting us with a special messages after they have passed, but none of us are particularly psychic. I have had some strange experiences, knowing […]
Admin wrote a new post, The final chapter 2 years, 2 months ago
Several weeks ago, ‘Dying of cancer: a feel-good story’ was posted on our website by Terran McGinnis. The team here at Memoleaves, were really touched reading the story her father had written. Terran had shared o […]
Admin commented on the post, Dying of cancer: a feel-good story 2 years, 3 months ago
Thank you for this incredible, powerful and amazing post. This legislation is so important and I thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences, I really enjoyed reading it.
Admin wrote a new post, Dying of cancer: a feel-good story 2 years, 3 months ago
Diagnosis/prognosis Lung cancer
I can see the large white spot on the PetScan – about the size of a golf ball. Next step is biopsy. But they can’t just drop a probe down my trachea because the growth (at this s […]
Admin wrote a new post, Sharing our vision for Bereavement Leave in Australia 2 years, 5 months ago
We had a great conversation with Community Radio Station 3CR, thanks so much for having us!
Watch the full video below.
Admin wrote a new post, Bereavement Leave Infographic 2 years, 6 months ago
We don’t often think about how much time we can take off work when a loved one dies. It’s a time we are vulnerable and just taking one step at a time, just trying to get through the next bit. The reality is, we […]
Admin wrote a new post, Employers Bereavement Leave Survey 2 years, 6 months ago
We believe that many employers and groups support their employees and teams with great bereavement leave support. We believe that they are ahead of the National Employment Standards, and we would love to hear from […]
Admin wrote a new post, Bereavement Leave Survey 2 years, 6 months ago
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Admin commented on the post, A story of life, friends and a dog 2 years, 8 months ago
Great story! Thanks for sharing. What a wonderful dog.
Admin wrote a new post, Lost Loved Ones – Remembering them 2 years, 8 months ago
Our lost loved ones are never far from our thoughts. At times it seems like they are all around us, and the memories come thick and fast, as if bursting out of our tear ducts and rolling down our cheeks, each tear […]
Holly is the name of our lost loved one. Today is one year since I buried our feline family member and tonight we lit some sage and rosemary and an incense stick each to place and sit by her grave. Oddly I was interrupted by a cat who came to visit, one that usually runs away but tonight this cat was so friendly I felt as though it was a messenger bringing love from beyond.
Admin commented on the post, Requiem for Dad 2 years, 9 months ago
Thanks for posting, this made me cry. Grief can hit us at different times and stages of our life after the initial shock. So great you were able to recognise this.
Admin wrote a new post, Requiem for Dad 2 years, 9 months ago
I did not learn of my father’s death until two days after he died.
I was in hospital giving birth to my first child, and had been there for a couple of weeks due to high blood pressure. My father (who was a […]
Admin commented on the post, Exhale.Inhale 2 years, 9 months ago
What a powerful and amazingly written piece. Thank you for sharing.
Admin wrote a new post, Exhale.Inhale 2 years, 9 months ago
“Breathe”.. Is the first part of the statement tattooed on my left shoulder.
“The left side of the body is often regarded as the feminine side, the receiving side, where you take in. It represents, among other […]
Admin wrote a new post, Mystery of the green earrings…….. 2 years, 10 months ago
This story is about my Nan, but not exactly, it’s about a pair of earrings that were given to me after she died. She was born in another time, 1905 to be exact, in hot and dry Narrandera in New South Wales, […]
Admin commented on the post, Dad 3 years, 1 month ago
Oh what a great story. In tears here, a life richer for having known them. thank you.