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New memorial wood dedicated to bereaved parents

Mon, 30 Nov 2015

Bereaved parents on the Isle of Man are being offered some comfort in their time of grief thanks to a new memorial wood.

The Sleeping Angels Wood at Colden Forest in West Baldwin was officially opened earlier this month - it's a place where those who've experienced miscarriage, still birth or neonatal death can visit.

The woman behind the project is Tori Smithies who herself has experienced both still birth and miscarriage.

She says it's time to break the taboo and talk about the issue to help those who are suffering:
 

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