Chris Riley

In this powerful interview, Danielle Barnett charts the life of her wonderfully resilient dad Chris Riley, who despite the most challenging and heartbreaking circumstances, worked six days a week to give his daughters a loving home and a happy, memorable childhood.  Widowed without warning and with four daughters to raise under the age of eight, Chris kept the family together despite the best efforts of social services. But when the pandemic broke years later, being self-employed and with no help available from the government, this most beloved dad felt he had no choice but to return to work. His daughters pleaded with him not to go back: “What if you catch Covid and you die?” Losing her dad in such a ‘torturous’ way has scarred Danielle, leaving her battling complicated Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, whose effects are devastating. In this episode, Danielle celebrates her dad’s enormous legacy, a man with the kindest soul, who if you needed something, would be there in a heartbeat.Created, produced, and hosted by Karen Rice, the Stolen Goodbyes podcast won gold in the fiercely competitive Best Lockdown category of the British Podcast Award 2021.Stolen Goodbyes is described as: "outstanding ethical and trauma-informed journalism. Karen Rice manages to capture a historic event in real-time by listening with empathy. Future generations will listen to this podcast and know what it felt like to live through this pandemic." Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma.Please listen to, review, and share this podcast with your network, it really helps!If you would like to make a donation (no matter how small) to the running costs of this passion project, please visit: https://karen-rice.com/podcast/ or http://bit.ly/3kMSKLgYou can follow Karen on Twitter @Ricekmc and Stolen Goodbyes on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3ITXSFC Facebook: https://bit.ly/3kGGwnG and Youtube: http://bit.ly/3Yq0jW5Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/stolen-goodbyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.