Death of a Parent

Keeping Records

November 17, 2023

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.

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The First Fathers’ Day Without Dad

June 18, 2023

When you lose a person in the generation before you, you begin to think about what they meant to you. When you lose a parent, you think about all they meant, and you hoped you either lived up to the best of yourself, or in some cases where the parenting was not as instructive or kind, you hope you’ve raised yourself beyond difficult circumstances.

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Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

March 31, 2022

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

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Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

December 16, 2018

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

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Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

December 16, 2018

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

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Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

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Cheryl and Mike – “Why get counseling”

December 16, 2018

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

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Zoreena – Support systems

March 31, 2022

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

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Karyn and Aidan – Going forward

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about Aidan’s wedding after John died and how they continue to cope

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Jackie – Expressive arts can help when grief is confusing

March 6, 2022

Jackie talks about how working with an artist therapist helped her after her sister and mother died

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Lisa – Music and her connection with her father

June 20, 2022

Lisa talks about the gratitude she has for reconnecting with her father before he died and how much music was a connection for them

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Craig – Grieving as a Single Parent

August 2, 2023

In this video, Craig talks about the challenges of grieving as a single parent. He shares his own experiences and offers advice on how to cope with grief, talk to your kids about what’s happening, and ask for help from others.This video is for any single parent who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is also for anyone who knows a single parent who is grieving and wants to offer support.

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