Death of a Parent

Keeping Records

I pulled the photos out of their envelope one at a time, turning over each one to carefully record the date, place, and people in the photo. Sometimes, I included comments. “Apple picking in Hamilton with Pop Pop, Fall, 2023. You loved the wagon ride!”. I slipped each picture into an empty pocket in my son’s photo album.

Zoreena – Tribute

Zoreena talks about tributes, family, pulling together and not being able to have a funeral

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

Amber – My Story

Amber talks about the traumatic death of her father in an explosion and being 17

Amber – Grieving at the age of 17

Amber disucss what it’s like to be a teen when a parent dies

Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief