Dr Clare Bailey Mosley is still grieving her husband, TV doctor Michael Mosley, who died in June 2024
The wife of beloved TV doctor Michael Mosley admits she still feels “awkward” when describing herself as a widow nearly 18 months after his tragic passing.
Michael and Dr Clare Bailey Mosley were enjoying a break on the Greek island of Symi in June 2024 when the 67-year-old physician and television presenter chose to embark on a two-mile trek to a neighbouring town.
His remains were discovered four days later on a rocky stretch of terrain near a private resort called Agia Marina.
A post-mortem examination failed to establish any clear reason for his demise, which appeared to have occurred during the late afternoon hours of his disappearance.
An inquest concluded that the cause of his death was “unascertainable” and that his passing was “most likely attributable either to heat stroke or non-identified pathological cause.”
Clare is still contemplating counselling to assist her in managing her unexpected bereavement: “I feel I need to have time to do it,” she revealed to the Telegraph.
“It’s next on my list. I’m not going just because everyone tells me I should.”
She revealed that she has created an informal grief support network of her own: “I do have friends I see. There are two other [widowed] women nearby so we often meet up.”
Clare continued: “We call ourselves ‘the three merry widows’. Although I don’t use the word ‘widow’ unless I have to. I feel a bit awkward about the word itself. It just reminds me of what I’ve lost.”
Clare and Michael’s son Jack – who is also a doctor – have resolved to carry on his work.
They have written three books on healthy eating – Food Noise, Eating Together, and The Fast 800 Favourites.
“Michael would have been so proud of Jack,” Clare told Good Housekeeping Live.
“And I’m incredibly proud of how the family came together after we lost him, because it was a really traumatic experience. But we all pulled together.”
She remembered how even Michael, who was a respected authority on healthy eating, wasn’t immune to the temptations of a treat now and then: “He used to ask me to hide chocolate quite regularly,” she recalled.
“I still find chocolate in the broom cupboard!'”
Jack added that – chocolate addiction aside – his dad practised what he preached: “Dad had put on a few kilos every year as he approached his early 50s, and by 2012 he had become type two diabetic,” he said.
Source: Mirror
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