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Bryan – Anticipation

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

Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

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.

Caileigh – Working with children in grief

Caileigh shares why she likes working with and supporting children in grief. “Over the course of their lives, children and youth and families experience a lot of losses, and it’s an empowering job to empower others. I’m not only empowering them, but I’m also building parent capacity in recognizing that it does take a village and it takes a community to support a child.”

Maureen – “Grief doesn’t stop, even when the outside world is in crisis”

Maureen gives suggestions about how you can help people in grief

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Adrienne – Gloria’s story

Adrienne tells the story of Gloria writing a song based on her husband’s whistling

Maureen – Music at the end of life

Maureen discusses how music can help during end of life

Doug M – “New Normal”

Doug tells about changes and how he has learned to embrace the new normal. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Rosie Koostachin- “We Matter Campaign”

Rosie talks about her life, why you can’t give up hope and that life is important.

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

Antoinetta – Story

Antoinetta tells her story of grief and her father getting lung cancer