Death of A Loved One

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic

Karyn and Cathy – “Suicide”

Karyn and Cathy discuss how the stigma of suicide impacted the lack of acknowledgement of their grief and loss. Karyn and Cathy continues to grieve the death of their father by suicide.

John – My Story

John tells the story of his wife became ill suddenly and died

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Doug M – “Coming to Terms with Sibling Death”

Doug talks about the loss of his brother when he was young and how it effected his fear of loss and separation of his own children. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Donna B – “Seeking Help”

Donna talks about the importance of speaking to someone. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

John – Dating again

John talks about being asked by his daughters if he would ever date again

Betsy – Mother’s day

Betsy shares her challenges around mother’s day when her adopted son died

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Doodles

On the first anniversary, I invited people who would understand – friends who knew Marshal’s love of art, and his creative spirit. They all came.

I had copied several of Marshal’s doodles of incomplete characters and creatures, with some finished for the kids to color. I eagerly watched to see which doodle or drawing each person chose.