Summary
The widow of Hairy Biker Dave Myers, Lili Myers, and writer Ann Cleeves spoke about dealing with grief during Gateshead's Festival of Compassion. They encouraged people to talk about their experiences with loss to find healing and community support. The festival, organized by Compassionate Gateshead and other partners, aimed to provide a space for open discussions about death and grief.
Key Facts
- Lili Myers is the widow of Hairy Biker Dave Myers, who passed away in February 2024 from cancer.
- Ann Cleeves, a crime writer, lost her husband, Tim, to a heart condition in 2017.
- The Gateshead Festival of Compassion held events to help people talk about death and grief.
- Lili Myers published a book about her relationship with Dave as a way to cope with her loss.
- The festival was organized by Compassionate Gateshead, a community charity, and a local hospital's palliative care team.
- The goal of the festival was to ensure no one faces grief alone by connecting people with shared experiences.
- Ann Cleeves shared how reading helped her cope with life after her husband's death, and compared grief to labor pains that come in waves.
