Stephen Teap on his sons' grief: 'It comes back to the sharing of stories, photos. It’s the best you can do'

This week the nation mourns the passing of Vicky Phelan. Stephen Teap, another husband and father left bereft by the CervicalCheck scandal, talks to Helen O’Callaghan about guiding his children through the loss of their mother.
Stephen Teap on his sons' grief: 'It comes back to the sharing of stories, photos. It’s the best you can do'

Stephen Teap at home with sons Noah and Oscar and dog Layla. Picture: Larry Cummins

As the nation mourns the passing of Vicky Phelan. Stephen Teap, another husband and father left bereft by the CervicalCheck scandal, talks to Helen O’Callaghan about guiding his children through the loss of their mother.

It was a heartbreaking question, one you wish no little boy had to ask. But Stephen Teap welcomed his seven-year-old’s query: “What was it like to live with Mum?”

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