Death of A Loved One

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief

Krista – “How a counsellor helps”

Krista explains how a grief counsellor has helped.

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

Krista – “Strength”

Krista talks about how she sees strength and sucking it up. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Sam – Men in grief

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

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Doug M – “Waiting before making major changes”

Doug discusses the importance of waiting to make decisions after you have developed your new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Antoinetta – Grieving in community with others

Antoinetta discusses how grief camp made her feel so much more happy and how she found support and that she did not feel so alone

Sam – Depression

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

Doodles

On the first anniversary, I invited people who would understand – friends who knew Marshal’s love of art, and his creative spirit. They all came.

I had copied several of Marshal’s doodles of incomplete characters and creatures, with some finished for the kids to color. I eagerly watched to see which doodle or drawing each person chose.

Holly – Every grief is unique

Holly talks about how grief can make you feel like you have lost your soul but that there is something to learn