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Holly – The symbolic nature of death

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Doug – “Effects on family”

Doug talks about how they have adjusted and do some things differently now. Doug continues to grieve the death of bis daughter in a car accident.

Jacqueline – How to help a grieving friend

Jacqueline discusses the power of just being there with someone in grief

Antoinetta – Story

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

Sara – Music and celebration of life

Sara explains how music can play an importand and significant role in celebrations of life.

Sara – Creating music

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process

Claudia – Art and coping with grief and loss

Claudia talk about how art is especially beneficial for someone coping with grief and loss

Cara – Intellectual disabilities, sharing and expressing about grief

Cara discusses how it’s very important that people living with intellectual disabilities have the opportunity to not only know about the information about the person being ill and dying and having the choice and opportunity to go to after death rituals. It’s also really important that they get the opportunity to share their story in whatever way they communicate. This can be verbally through sign language, through communication books, art, music, going for walks, being in nature

Antoinetta – Myth that tragedy brings family together

Antoinetta discusses the challenges that her family faced after the death of her father

Brenda and Dale – “Their Story”

Brenda and Dale tell the story of their son’s suicide. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Susan – “My story”

Susan talks about her story and her decision to stop chemotherapy.

Janice – “Risks”

Janice talks about risks in behaviour and progress.