Personally and professionally I have experienced unexpected losses as a result of an adverse event. One of the most striking realities of my personal loss is how abruptly their story ended. The loved one is held in a time capsule. In their absence, the world around them moves forward day by day, event to event – play, graduation, marriage, births, promotions...... Any business, project or activity they may have been working on remains unfinished.

Betty is a retired nurse who has always enjoyed arts and crafts. She describes herself as an amateur painter, using either acrylics or watercolours. For her art can be such a powerful way to express emotions, when words don’t seem to be enough.