Death of a Parent

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Lyss – Music

Lyss remembers playing music for her mother as she was dying and how music has helped with feelings

Rebecca – Humour and grief

Rebecca talks about how she and her father used humour as a strategy during his illness and after he died

Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2

Karyn and Aidan – Aidan tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Kim – You can get through this

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad

Zoreena – Tribute

Zoreena talks about tributes, family, pulling together and not being able to have a funeral

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

Matt – Adoption and grief

Matt talks about how adoption and grief have similarities. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Bryan – This Is Why

Bryan shares about his new website “This is why”a creative form, for blog stories for grievers to express themselves and for readers to connect