Death of a Parent

Keeping Records

I pulled the photos out of their envelope one at a time, turning over each one to carefully record the date, place, and people in the photo. Sometimes, I included comments. “Apple picking in Hamilton with Pop Pop, Fall, 2023. You loved the wagon ride!”. I slipped each picture into an empty pocket in my son’s photo album.

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Shawn – “Dad”

Shawn describes finding out his father died by suicide and the shock and grief that followed. Shawn continues to grieve the death of his father by suicide

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.

Sam – Depression

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Kim – Some cry some don’t

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

Kim – You can get through this

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

Sam – My story

Sam tells his story and losing his father, uncle and cousin in a short period of time

Adam – Story 2

Adam discusses his busy life and how he has coped after losing his mother

Zoreena – My Story

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

Bryan – Anticipation

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