Death of A Loved One

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Sam – How grief changes

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about time and grief

John – What I have learned

John explains how he has changed since his wife died and now looking back what he would say to his self right after his loss

Kara – “LIfe Partner”

Kara talks about her partner dying.

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

Joyce talks about the positive experiences she has in helping other people in grief

Russell – “Going back to work”

Russell talks about the process of going back to work. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Cheryl and Mike – “Getting through it”

Cheryl and Mike talk about self care and relationships as they move forward. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Hope – Different lenses

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

Russell – “My Story”

Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.

Caitlin – “It’s hard work”

Caitlin talks about dealing with grief. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident

Sunny- The Importance of Friends While Grieving

Bryan – Mom

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered