'The sacred, devastating honour of being at your child’s first and last moments'

As part of the new Examiner Voices series, mother and award-winning blogger Yavanna Keogh writes about the "shape-shifting beast" of her grief following the death of her son, and why she set up Oscar's Kids, a National Childhood Cancer charity, in his name.

Yavanna and husband Lar set up Oscar's Kids, a National childhood cancer charity following the death of their eldest son.

"The walls of my heart are decorated with your pictures and drawings. 

Your name is etched into my bones.