lived on the other side of the world in Australia when my father was diagnosed with brain cancer. I had a newborn baby and a 2-year-old and had just launched my business. My children and I flew to the UK and reunited with my dad a week before he sadly passed away. I spent a month with my mum organising his funeral and his affairs before returning home to Australia. Three days after our return to Australia, my mother unexpectedly passed away. I was in complete shock. I made the return trip back to the UK with my children, and this time with my partner. We temporarily relocated for five months to organise my mum’s funeral this time, empty my childhood home, and close down my parents’ businesses. Within a month, I’d lost both my parents, and my life felt like it had been turned completely upside down, but I still had to be present for my children, both of whom I was still breastfeeding. (One was weaned very
