{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/50400330-f066-4996-a91f-67c6fde96464/5485cec3-69a8-4cb4-b5f5-b656b2ea50aa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"“We got her ashes back via FedEx.” Losing his Mum during a pandemic, finding comfort in shared experiences and grieving with mild Asperger’s syndrome; with James Matthewson","description":"<p>Funded by you, for you</p><p>If you'd like to support the running of the podcast (please do!) follow the links below:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-dead-parent-podcast-for-2021\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here </a>to make a one-time donation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to this week's episode of the Dead Parent Club podcast!</p><p>This week I welcomed James Matthewson to the podcast, to share his story about his Mum Theresa who he lost just a few days before the UK's first national lockdown.</p><p>We talk about the repercussions of losing someone at the beginning of lockdown, when he was unable to organise a funeral and how he actually found comfort in this.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We talk about the physical side effects of his grief and how TNN's meet-ups have been a real source of comfort for him.</p><p>James also has mild Asperger's syndrome, and he shares how the loss of his Mum makes the loss feel like even more of a loss, as she played such a huge role in his life and navigating it.</p><p>Thank you for coming onto the podcast James!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This year's Christmas special</p><p>For this year's DPC Christmas episode, I'd like the opportunity to share a memory from as many of you as I can from the past year that you would have like to share with your parent/s. To get involved, you can either drop me an email or send me a voice note telling me 1) what your parent/s name is 2) Your favourite thing about them and 3) Something that happened this year that you're proud of/excited about/would simply like to share!&nbsp;</p><p>Send it to me via email to <a href=\"mailto:dpcpodcast@hotmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">dpcpodcast@hotmail.com</a> before Friday 18th December :)</p><p>You can also find me on Facebook at - Dead Parent Club Podcast</p><p>or on Instagram at - @deadparentclubpodcast&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Dead Parent Club"}