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Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Doug M – “Photographs”

Doug explains why photographs are so important in helping you deal with grief. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Krista – “Exercise to get it out”

Krista tells how she releases stress through kickboxing. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Cheryl – “What is grief”

Cheryl defines grief and talks about how we all grieve differently.

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Christian – “Overdose Death”

Christian talks about an overdose death not defining who that person was.

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Chantal – Physical symptoms and grieving

Chantal talks about panic attacks and thinking she was having a heart attack

Kate – COVID and grieving with my parents

Kate shares about how COVID was stress on top of dealing with the loss of her brother

Cara – People with intellectual disabilities need to be recognized and honoured in their grief

Cara talks about grievers living with intellectual disabilities and that it’s not about those of us who are neuro-typical, giving them a voice or providing them or saying things for them. Rather, it’s that they already have a voice. They already have these experiences and they want them to be recognized, acknowledged and honoured.

Maureen – Holiday Traditions

Maureen talks about anticipating a holiday and considering honouring a loved one

Susan – “Grieving while dying”

Susan discusses grieving in the process of dying.