Community Voices

I bought a card to give to my daughter. My mum and grandma died when my daughter was seven. She had great memories of my mum, but I wanted her to have a record of all the wonderful times we had shared as a family when she was a baby and a toddler.

 

They had a chocolate dispensing toy, and my mum would give her a coin to encourage her to get ready for nursery and school in the morning when she first started and was feeling anxious.

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These cards are wonderful for asking friends, workmates, and relatives to write a personal memory. It gives families a full picture of their loved one's life that they can reflect upon.

Sharing our memories of a beautiful young soul who sadly passed away far too soon in life. There was instantly a vibrancy, a hive of activity, sharing of memories, writing down thoughts, chatting, remembering special times, emotions displayed openly as each one of us brought the deceased to mind, and it allowed for so many conversations to be had.

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The cards allowed us to be guided into sharing our memories and thoughts with each other; instead of not knowing what to say at this difficult time, it allowed us to focus on the wonderful times we had shared.

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The collection of memories paints a picture of who she was. Her qualities, interests, talents, habits and achievements allowed every one of us to learn something new about the person we loved. A lasting tribute to such a unique person. The small details remembered can be worth a thousand words for the bereaved family, helping them through this grieving process.

Meeting Robert was wonderful; he provided the space for my wife and me to be together. After her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and my own terminal diagnosis, it was hard.

 

I found speaking about it opened an afternoon of conversation and allowed my wife to be part of it as we revisited times gone by; it allowed my wife and me the ability to be back as husband and wife, not carer and patient.

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I saw a glimpse of the woman that I had fallen in love with, and we reconnected on a wonderful level again. Using our past moments created a reference point for me to assist my wife in remembering and, for a moment in time, never to be forgotten.

I was kindly given a card on leaving the hospice for the final time after my husband Paul passed.

 

This memory card was the perfect way for me to express every moment and feeling and to write down my memories of Paul, which he could then take with him on his final journey.

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The card is beautiful, and even children can draw a picture of their loved ones.

 

its a fantastic way to keep precious memories alive.

Robert, thank you so much for giving my dad a pet memory book.  It gave me and my dad time together, which we haven't had for a very long time as he and my mum are now divorced.  

 

Losing Harry meant my dad lost his best friend, and the grief he experienced was awful, but us writing fun memories and placing pictures in the book made us smile and brought me and my dad closer together.  

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I am very grateful for you gifting this to us, but I really would like to make a donation to the Beautiful Co to express how much you have impacted my dad's relationship in a positive way.

This is a fantastic idea! It gives my dad and me the chance to have a conversation and spend an afternoon together to get to know each other better.

 

Life can get so busy that we often forget the most important things, like spending time with the ones we love, making memories, and building stronger relationships.

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This activity has given us a starting point to rebuild our relationship, as we had lost touch with each other. Now, I'm enjoying the experience of getting to know each other again and discovering who we are now.