Earlier this autumn we held our Family Forum, which is a time for those affected by missing to come together. We're able to hold this forum each year thanks to funding from Big Lottery Fund and this year the theme was 'hope'. Here are some of the thoughts shared.
Hope
is what you live in everyday, it’s all I’ve got. Am unlikely to ever get answer
Hope that Missing People can keep doing what they’re doing
To have a safe space to talk where I can be open
and honest about how I feel
Hope that people can be directed to support very
quickly as it was a while before we found out about Missing People
Hope
changes very quickly especially when a person is over a certain age
Hope that she’s out of pain, resting,
that she didn’t suffer
If he’s alive,
that he’s thriving and hasn’t forgotten us, that he’s being cared for
Hope that
Presumption of Death gives us closure in absence of her
Hope is transient.
In the beginning we were very hopeful that she would be found quickly but as
time goes on realising that she won’t have lasted
Can’t let go of
hope
Hope is all you
have
Hope that police
don’t have their budget cut and that they don’t take this away from spending on
missing person investigations
Hope that we can
be a more caring and joined-up society
Hope that when
people are found that they and their families get more support so that they
don’t go missing again
Hope for myself, it’s not just my child”
Hope
to keep on having the strength to one day be able to face up to the outcome,
whatever that may be
Hope that I’ll
build knowledge and strength to not only manage myself but also to help others,
help society, other families who have someone missing helps me to cope
Hope to be able to accept what is happening
Giving
up hope can feel like “letting go”?
Having someone missing is like doing a jigsaw
puzzle but the last piece is missing
Hope it’s alive in the daytime, but at
night-time fears take over
Hope can be a driving force, to keep going, to
keep the person alive
Hope
can change and be different at different times
Hope
is a long term thing – more than just a word
Your heart can tell you one thing, and your
head another
You
think about the impact on other people in the family – that some people will
pass away, never knowing what happened
Hope comes with fear
It’s difficult when some members of the family
don’t want to talk about it anymore
Hope can be a tease, preventing us from really
accepting thing
Different family members may not agree about
what might have happened and how to deal with things – you have to find your own
way…….
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