Quotes from children and young people

Everything has changed, I have no one to play football with, we had to move house. I don’t sleep anymore.
Stephen, aged 9; his brother died by suicide

Will my mummy come back for Christmas?
Helen, aged 6; her Mum died of terminal illness

My dad always used to carry me up to bed when I fell asleep in front of the T.V.
Debbie, aged 16; her Dad died of a brain haemorrhage

My daddy was a big man. He wore a checked shirt. He was bad tempered sometimes.
Colin, aged 13; his Dad died of a heart attack