An inspiring woman from Swansea received a special 'One Big Thank You' on BBC's The One Show on Thursday, April 13, after being nominated by her friends and family for setting up and dedicating her time to Advocates and Angels, a charity which aims to help parents going through child bereavement, while also offering practical help to families whose children have life-limiting conditions.
Bethan Germon set up the charity after she tragically lost her daughter, Lydia, in 2020, when Lydia was just four years old. After her passing, Bethan and her husband Dave found that bereavement support for them and their wider family seemed to fade. So, to help others and to help heal her own pain, Bethan set up the charity Advocates and Angels in the hope she could help support other families experiencing loss and going through difficult times - and her charity has been praised for doing just that.
Host of The One Show, Alex Jones told viewers that when Bethan and David's daughter Lydia was born, she was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition and so the couple spent the vast majority of their time in hospital with her, caring for her complex needs.
