About this episode

Corinne Longland-Malam shares her experience of sudden loss and grief after the death of her partner Lee due to a rare illness.

In this episode Rosie Moss speaks with Corinne Longland-Malam, known online as the “Fairy Grief Mother,” about losing her partner Lee after a rare and devastating illness turned their lives upside down in the space of months. Corinne shares the story of meeting Lee “very romantically on Facebook,” falling quickly into a relationship that felt less like fireworks and more like finally feeling safe. Together they built a blended family, a quiet life, and the kind of love rooted in contentment, companionship and being fully yourself with another person. Everything changed when Lee was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis caused by myeloma, a rare condition affecting both the heart and blood. What follows is a brutally honest conversation about sudden illness, complicated treatment decisions, and the impossible balance between hope and reality. Corinne speaks candidly about becoming Lee’s advocate while trying to protect their children, the trauma of repeated cardiac arrests at home, and the night he died beside her after another emergency. She describes performing CPR, waiting for the coroner, making impossible phone calls, and the surreal practical reality of grief in its earliest…

People in this episode

Host: Rosie Moss

Guest: Corinne Longland-Malam

Topics covered

• sudden loss
• grief
• trauma
• blended families
• parenting while grieving
• advocacy

Keywords

• sudden loss
• grief
• cardiac amyloidosis
• parenting
• trauma
• advocacy
• blended families
• CPR
• TikTok

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