Charity Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) is celebrating 10 years of Diana children’s nurses — specialist roles that were created and named in honour of Princess Diana and funded by the government to commemorate her life and work. Here, a Scots mum explains how her family is supported by one of three Diana children’s nurses, Louise Esson, who empowered her to cope as her child approached the end of his life - and beyond. Get the latest Lanarkshire news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest Lanarkshire news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters When their child drew his last breath and died in their arms, it was a calm, peaceful and beautiful moment for Melanie and Luke Dyer and their boy — just as CHAS Diana children’s nurse Louise Esson said it would be.
“We just held him and told him we loved him and were proud of him,” said mum Mel, whose son, Matthew, passed away at the age of 11 on October 29, 2023. “I felt like he felt safe. I think he felt loved.
CHAS and Louise helped us see it is all quite a beautiful thing, in the end. It was a very special moment we realise we were lucky to have.” The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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