Death of a Parent

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Bryan – Mom

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered

Sam – My story

Sam tells his story and losing his father, uncle and cousin in a short period of time

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Hope – Camp for grief

Hope talks about the benefits of grief camp for her and her twin sister

Hope – Waves of grief

Hope talks about the loss of her father and how grief comes in waves and how a therapist helped her understand that she had pushed her emotions down

Keeping Records

I pulled the photos out of their envelope one at a time, turning over each one to carefully record the date, place, and people in the photo. Sometimes, I included comments. “Apple picking in Hamilton with Pop Pop, Fall, 2023. You loved the wagon ride!”. I slipped each picture into an empty pocket in my son’s photo album.

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

Katie – My Story

Katie shares about her story and losing her Dad to cancer during COVID

Matt – Wisdom to pass on

Matt offers advice to his younger self about grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic