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Your story deserves to be heard

Sharing what happened can help another family feel less alone — and helps us see patterns and advocate for change. Share as much or as little as you like.

Before you start

You're in control

  • Stay anonymous if you like

    You choose whether we show your full name, first name, or nothing at all.

  • Every story is reviewed

    Nothing is published automatically. We read every story and remove identifying details.

  • Your email stays private

    We only use it to contact you about your story — it's never published.

Tell us your story

Take your time. If it's hard to write, a few sentences is enough.

Required

Share as much or as little as you like. Please don't name individual staff members or other patients — we'll remove names and identifying details before publishing.

What happens next

  1. A member of our team reads your story.
  2. We remove names of staff, other patients and identifying details.
  3. If we’d like to make changes, we’ll contact you first.
  4. We publish it with the name setting you chose.

Need support?

Writing about a difficult experience can bring up strong feelings. Lifeline is available 24/7 on 13 11 14.