Death of A Loved One

Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Hope – Camp for grief

Hope talks about the benefits of grief camp for her and her twin sister

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.

Kim – You can get through this

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

Cheryl and Mike – “Trying to figure it out”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the things they did to help them understand the death of their daughter in a car accident.

Cheryl and Mike – “Everybody’s different”

Cheryl and Mike discuss how everyone is unique in their grieving. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Donna B – “Accepting support”

Donna explains how support can help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Kim – Support at the hospital

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