A COMIC about bereavement has been created by a Scottish student in memory of her father who suddenly passed away aged 53.
The comic by Megan Sinclair, a PhD student at the University of Dundee, aims to raise both awareness of heart disease and funds for key medical research.
Sinclair started the comic as she needed “an outlet” following her father’s fatal heart attack.
She said: “Comics were a constant source of comfort in my own battle with bereavement so for me there is no better way to express my own story than through that medium. Ultimately, I hope the comic can be used as a way of helping others and educating them on resources available to those going through similar experiences.
“My research centres on healthcare information comics and I would love to use this and its counterpart Dr Heartbeat, a superhero genre version of Close to the Heart, as teaching tools to encourage communication on difficult or stigmatised topics such as death.”
Close to the Heart will be launched at a symposium from 10am at Dundee Comics Creative Space tomorrow.
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