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Doug – “My Story”

Doug talks about the accident that killed his daughter and his process of grief.

Krista – “Just be there”

Krista explains how being a listening ear can be so helpful. 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.

Joyce – A favorite memory with music

Joyce tells a story about her son supporting her and the power of music

Krista – “Things you can do that help”

Krista shares some of the things that help her through the grieving process.

Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

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.

Amber – Keeping Dad’s memory alive

Amber tells how she set up a Dad adventure day to keep the memory of her father alive for her kids and husband

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

Maureen – “Our first miscarriage”

Maureen shares insights about her miscarriages.