SCOUT· 67%51m·2026-07-08·News PoliticsAsk Me About My Dead Son
In 2019, Susie Shaw’s 9-year-old son, William, died in a skiing accident. We talk about grief a lot on this show, but a parent grieving the death of a child is a loss so profound, words don’t feel adequate. It’s hard to know what to say to someone facing this kind of tragedy. Susie Shaw says: Ask me a question. Ask me…
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“My son died in an evident when he was 12. Our doughters were 13 and 3. This interview is so on the point!!!!! People who did not go through that don’t understand ( and it’s ok, they are lucky) we also had another child after. But thank you…”
“I talk about my 14 year old son Noah, he was my only child.... I hear everything you spoke about as a mummy it resonates with me as a mummy. Thankyou for giving me this to relate to.. As we say.. There is no text book❤❤❤❤❤❤❤”
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