Death of a Parent

Bryan – Helping Others

Bryan explains how his experience with grief has helped him help others and why it’s so important for him.

Adam – Story 1

Adam shares about losing his Mom and the many wonderful things he remembers

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Amber – Grieving at the age of 17

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

Jackie – Finger painting and grief

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

Kim – Facebook and connecting

Kim – discussses our need to connect and how Facebook was useful after her Mum’s death

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

Jeff – “Change”

Jeff reflects on the ebb and flow of grief during the healing process. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief