Newton Aycliffe girl, 9, writes book to help children with grief
Mrs Mathison said when Daisy was growing up she felt like she was on her own a lot because "she was the only child that had lost somebody"."And then she got a little older and realised that she wasn't alone and saw it happen to other children," Mrs Mathison said."That kind of inspired her to say, 'right mam, can we actually make it a reality and shine a bit of a light on other people's darkness?'"
The idea began as a drawing by Daisy of a cuddly bear with a glowing heart and has now developed into a self-published book.Mrs Mathison said her husband would be "really proud" of their daughter's work, helping to brighten up other children's lives.Daisy thinks her dad would be first in line to buy a copy."If he could, I feel like he would have got one," she said.
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