You Raise Me Up

You Raise Me Up’ is a charity based in Eastbourne and is one of the only charities in the UK that offers emotional support to families who have sadly lost a child between the ages of 16 and 25. On 3rd May 2011 our founders Jane and Fraser lost their beautiful 17 year old daughter, Megan Brooks. Megan suddenly collapsed and died at Eastbourne Rugby Club, just 9 days before her 18th birthday. Megan’s parents and her brother Oliver, were traumatised and trying to pick up the pieces of their lives whilst stumbling through the aftershock, they felt they had little or no guidance or support other than from family and close friends. Those first few days and weeks dealing with their loss and grief, whilst coping with the immediate demands of arranging a funeral were emotionally and financially challenging. How do you recover from the loss of a child? The pain and sorrow is incomprehensible. They knew after their experience how valuable and supportive it would have been had there been help available like our charity. So they created the charity in June 2011 with the sole purpose of raising funds to help support other families like themselves. We are sad that the need is there, yet encouraged and comforted to know that the charity has helped so many families who have struggled through their grief. The You Raise Me Up counselling service has provided emotional support as they rebuild their lives and continues to do so.