Death of a Parent

Karyn and Aidan – Supporting each other

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they supported each other and how they coped with John being hospitalized

Hope – My Story

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

Bryan – This Is Why

Bryan shares about his new website “This is why”a creative form, for blog stories for grievers to express themselves and for readers to connect

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

Hope discusses hope grief camp gave her and her family a place to feel normal

Bryan – Vulnerability

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

Mourning a Man I Never Knew

This spring, I turned fifty-four. I have now outlived the father I never knew: my biological father. It’s been almost twenty-three years since we spoke; eighteen years since I learned of his death. I’m still dealing with the strange grief of his loss.

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Cheryl and Mike – “Why get counseling”

Cheryl and Mike talk about the benefits of counselling. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.