In September 2017, Dalya Shaw drove to the local gym to pick up her 15 year old son, Ben, after his workout. When she pulled up, an ambulance was parked out front and what should have been a standard Tuesday night turned into a parent’s worst nightmare. Ben had been pinned while trying to bench-press 100 kilograms, and died four days later in hospital. Dalya’s one and only child was gone at the tender age of 15.

In FORTY, Dalya tells her truth of life after Ben - the times boxes of Chicken Crimpys would bring her to her knees, the desolation of leaving hospital without her boy, navigating grief with no guidance, working through her relationship, and why she will not disconnect his phone plan.

Every woman has a story to tell in her forties. This is Dalya’s.

CREDITS:

Hosts: Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills
Guest: Dayla Shaw
Facebook: Dayla Shaw Inspired
Web: daylashaw.com.au

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