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Zoreena – Passing on kindness

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

Doug – “Two sides of the story”

Doug talks about perspective and forgiveness. Doug continues to grieve the death of his daughter in a car accident.

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.

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Kristal – Drug Poisoning During Pandemic Stigma

Kristal discusses how the pandemic has created additional stigma surrounding those who use drugs. She dissuses how it seems like some losses are treated as more deserving of being mourned than others. Many people have had to grieve privately instead of publically within a community. She touches on the state of the public health system during the pandemic.

Jane – Grief and meditation

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.

John Martin – Understanding Grief part 1

John discusses his understanding of what grief is

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

Jacqueline explains how art can be like journal entries that you would keep private

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.