Death of a Parent

Katie – My Story

Katie shares about her story and losing her Dad to cancer during COVID

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

Amber – Talking about death

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

Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

Hope – Waves of grief

Hope talks about the loss of her father and how grief comes in waves and how a therapist helped her understand that she had pushed her emotions down

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Antoinetta – Story

Antoinetta tells her story of grief and her father getting lung cancer

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Zoreena – COVID and isolation

Zoreena discusses COVID isolation and the loss of time to spend with her Dad and her cousing