Today, February 22 marks one year since the inspiration for this Foundation, Samuel Benjamin Morris took his last breath and let go of this life. He has inspired not only the work of this foundation, but so much in so many. So today we will continue to celebrate this special little man, and at the […]
The stream of grief
Grieving can feel like trying to paddle upstream in life… We have covered the issue of dealing with grief before, in these posts: A river of tears for children lost, the inevitability of tears and the reality of grieving for a child with complex medical needs and there is no doubt that we will also cover this topic […]
How empathy happens – a journey
Creating a community of empathy to deal with grief, shame and isolation following a drowning or near drowning Jessica Hagy drew this with the tiltle “How empathy happens” After a child has a near drowning, or after a child has died as a result of drowning, there is an overwhelming feeling of pain and far too often […]
The Water Lily – Henry Lawson
On this day… September 2, in 1922 one of Australia’s best known writers, Henry Lawson died. Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was born on 17 June 1867, on the Grenfell goldfields in New South Wales. He became one of Australia’s best-known fiction writers of the colonial period. Most of his works dwelt on the Australian bush, accurately […]
Living with severe disability
The Samuel Morris Foundation supports children that have a wide range of disability as a result of brain injuries. Living with a child with a disability has a wide range of effects on the child, parents, siblings, extended family members and extended community networks. Most people simply have no clue about the myriad of challenges that living […]
