The death of a child is never an easy subject to broach. No matter how long you've known the parents it can be difficult to know how to talk to them about their grief.
Fear of getting it wrong can mean some people avoid the conversation altogether and this silence can be isolating, according to Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds, whose son Josh died in a road accident in Vietnam, seven years ago.
"We asked ourselves why in a world where death will always make front page news, real life conversations about death, dying and bereavement are so problematic," they said.
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