Death of a Parent

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

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

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and siblings

Hope shares how much her Mom had to do after her father died and how they worked out their relationship

Amber – Talking about death

Amber explains why it’s so important to talk about grief and her kids

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Hope – My Story

Hope tells the story of her father’s death and how it affected her and her family

Amber – Keeping Dad’s memory alive

Amber tells how she set up a Dad adventure day to keep the memory of her father alive for her kids and husband

Rebecca – Humour and grief

Rebecca talks about how she and her father used humour as a strategy during his illness and after he died

Adam – Things that are OK to do

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