"Nurturing the wellbeing of the child's family, when time stands still."
Cherry Blossoms...
...are Dannie's favourite flowers. Also known as 'sakura' in Japan, cherry blossoms are small, delicate pink blushed flowers produced by cherry blossom trees.
The springtime bloom is such a lavish spectacle yet remarkably brief. After only two weeks, cherry blossoms drop to the ground, wither and fall like snow with the ebb and flow of the winds.
The meaning of cherry blossoms in Japan runs deep, making the country’s national flower a cultural icon revered around the world not just for its overwhelming beauty, but for its enduring expression of life, death and renewal.
For that parent who has lost a child to a brain tumour, childhood cancer or other childhood ill health, we say "You are not alone. Hope is never lost. With death comes renewal and together we will find the way"
The mystery of the Cherry blossom flower helps us rethink the expression of life and death and keep hope alive through renewal. Through our Cherry Blossom bereavement service, we support the family that has lived the unthinkable to find their feet again.
Year after year, the cherry blossom reminds us - to pay attention.
"Why do we neglect to revel in life when it can end at any moment, or in the grace & beauty that surrounds us everywhere: in our family, friends, a stranger’s smile, a child’s laugh, in nature, in new flavours on our plate, in the scent of green grass, in a starry night or in the gentle breeze?"
The Beauty of Cherry Blossoms.
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"Why don’t we marvel at our own passing time on earth with the same joy and passion?"
Tied to the holistic themes of mortality, mindfulness and living in the present, Japanese cherry blossoms are a timeless metaphor for human existence. As a spring flower, blooming season is powerful, glorious and intoxicating, yet tragically short-lived — a visual reminder that our lives, too, are fleeting.