Nicola's story

Nicola was only in her 50s when her chartered surveyor husband died after a very short illness.

She called LionHeart after finding a card with contact details among his belongings. Initially Nicola had some legal advice regarding wills and obtaining probate, and was offered regular support calls before later taking up bereavement counselling.

She said: “The initial phone call to my support officer was incredibly helpful. She was kind and supportive and offered help at a time it was most needed.  

“Talking with my counsellor was invaluable as I navigated not only my husband’s loss but also the impact that had on an already fragile family situation. His understanding and well thought out challenges to my thinking have been really useful. 

“My husband was a member of RICS for close to 40 years, he knew of LionHeart but would never have dreamt how much it would have helped me. I well up just thinking about the support that was available.”