Kris Commons and Lisa Hague launch retreats to help with baby loss bereavement
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Celtic star Kris Commons and his fiancé Lisa Hague have launched their new retreat resort to help couples cope with bereavement.
The pair lost their baby girl, Lola, to stillbirth 14 years ago and have always supported others in a similar position. Now they believe the new retreats can help provide a space which can make a real difference in people’s grief process.
The Celtic hero played for the hoops from 2011 to 2017 and instantly became a fans favourite. But WAG Lisa took Scotland to her heart and soon became an advocate for Scots stillbirth charity SiMBA, before going on to create Lola Commons Fund to promote the creation of family rooms for grieving parents.
The couple now want to take things to the next stage with the retreat facility which will help people with their trauma, which can be difficult to talk about.And Lisa believes over the years the couple have now become the face of baby bereavement loss in Scotland.Kris Commons said: “I’ve had experience of not being able to talk, being involved in what’s seen as a masculine sport and I didn’t think too much about taking any time off when I was at Nottingham Forest.“Within 12 hours of the birth, I was picking out the coffin and brass.“We were saying on the phone we were ok, but we were in complete shock and didn’t feel like we had any support, I went straight back to football.“When I was going through that trauma and grief, I didn’t talk about it, and I needed to reach out to a few people.“Without know it, I was grieving for 12 months, as it didn’t hit until I was eventually able to speak to people and I was then able to process.“When the first birthday and anniversary came round, that was a huge amount to go through.“I think it’s the greatest thing to
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