Death of A Loved One

Andrea – Couples versus being single

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Cheryl and Mike – “Why get counseling”

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

Donna B – “Brotherhood of Military”

Donna talks about support from the extended family of the military. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Kim – Support at the hospital

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

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.

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

Bryan – Anticipation

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

Donna B – “Tools for a year of firsts”

Donna discusses how to look after yourself. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Mary S – The value of writing

Mary talks about how much writing has helped inlcuding writing what her partner would have said

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad