Death of a Parent

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

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

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

Hope talks about her fathers death, burdens and the importance of sharing emotions

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

Matt – Wisdom to pass on

Matt offers advice to his younger self about grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Scott – The grieving process

Scott talks about how his song ‘The Good Man James” was about his father, their relationship and how it helped him process their relationship. Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Mary S – My story (long)

Mary tells the story of her life with her husband, his death and then the loss of both of her parents

Lyss – Music

Lyss remembers playing music for her mother as she was dying and how music has helped with feelings

Margaux – “My Grief Story”

Margaux outlines the story of losing her mother to breast cancer and the experience of grief at milestones in her life. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.