Helen Bouchami

Writer, travel junkie, lover of nature, theatre and art. ENTP
#amwriting #memoir #indieauthors #memoirists #binders

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

My #memoir 'Am I Still a Mother?' released 28 October 2020 by @matadorbooks
#grief #childloss #survival #WritingCommunity
Recounts the loss of my two adult sons and how I have rebuilt my life

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

I found this latest Brevity blog on story structure really helpful - @GuerillaMemoir is always good value.
https://t.co/lj5ngyhFCQ

#amwriting #WritingCommunity #memoir

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@LoveGrowingVeg So desperately sorry Mark.
Yes, the mortuary ID - I've been there. Sending love, hugs and understanding from another bereaved parent.
The Compassionate Friends is a good source of support
@TCFcharityUK

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@2StefanMoore 💔

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

Last year on #GMB Dr Amir Khan brilliantly explained in just over a minute how using the private sector undermines the NHS & hastens its demise.

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@2StefanMoore My son had just celebrated his 30th birthday when he was diagnosed with ALL. 💔

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

https://t.co/dpflAHTCnn…Feedback from readers includes those who find my memoir helpful as they navigate trauma and challenges in their own lives - but also those who simply find it a good read - a 'page turner' #grief #childloss

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

Cut, burn, poison. Cancer treatment is brutal.
One day, I hope, science will develop a treatment that is kinder on the body #cancer #grief

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

I HATE looking at pictures of my Ashley in her last months on Earth, but at the same time I have said in the past that if more people saw what #ChildhoodCancer is really like, instead of a bunch of happy bald Children, maybe it would get its due attention.

Treatment that was meant to cure our Ashley, caused her much suffering & ended her life. This picture I shared of my precious Ashley battling #BrainCancer is very mild in relation to a lot what she went through.

My hope is for the public to give childhood cancer the attention it deserves. They are Children & have done nothing wrong.

We would be so grateful for a Follow & Repost to give our Children a Voice. 🙏🏻

💜 Ashley 💜
#Forever13

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@2StefanMoore I lost both of my sons. I have no difficulty saying so, but often others have difficulty hearing it.
I move the conversation on to 'rescue' them. Sometimes they ask how they died. How I wish they'd ask how they lived.

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@CruseSupport It's normal to feel utterly exhausted. Grief takes its toll on your body - be gentle with yourself.

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

'It gets better but even that has its own hurt.'

I feel guilty when I enjoy a life denied to my sons.
#grief #childloss

[Paula McGowan OBE @PaulaMc007]

#Oliverscampaign
#Grief

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@JDaviesPhD I wrote a book

[Rachel 💙 @Rachlord]

The expectation……… #grief #bereavedparent #timeisntahealer #iwillnevergetoverit #childloss #childhoodcancerawareness #rememberingCallum💙

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

Latest review of my book:
This is a brilliantly written story....a fantastic account of Helen's amazing battles with tragedy and adversity. I found it very inspiring ... A must read...
https://t.co/J48q5Xz12g
#greif #childloss #memoir

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@ThebestFigen No different to climbers being roped together - where there's risk, better to stay safe

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@yogaTres My older son, Mounir, was cremated. His ashes stayed with his then partner, as we couldn't decide where they should go. When his brother died 5 years later, he had an earth burial, in a natural woodland, so finally we knew - he's with his brother

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

A message from amazon: 'We found something your might like'
A book: 'Am I Still a Mother?'
Written by... ME!
🙄
#WritingCommunity #memoir

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@Andy_Wheatley Beautiful child - painful memory. Sending love and understanding. X

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@2StefanMoore Cut, burn, poison - it's brutal

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@TraceyR64968698 I am so sorry, Tracey. 💔
Those memories, those triggers, continue to ambush us, though over time they become less frequent. Sending love and understanding from another bereaved mother xx

[Helen Bouchami @HelenBouchami]

@KimPlasket I published my first book - a memoir - four years ago at 74. Still writing