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Holly – Singing in the last days

Holly talks about her partner’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the pandemic, their decisions, faith and how singing

Murray – Be patient

Murray explains the most important thing he has learned about grief

Kara – “Precious memories”

Kara talks about a special gift of memories. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Valmy – Music for me and for others

Valmy talks about music she has created around her loss and how it helps her connect with others

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Adrienne – Music Therapists Can Help

Adrienne explains different ways that music can help grievers

John Martin – Loss Grief and Recovery

John explains what is on the other side of grief and loss

Jessica M – Continuing Bonds

Jessica talks about the values of continuing bonds and connections with people who are not here anymore. She gives some examples of things that have made her more connected to her Mom.

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

John – Lasagna

John talks about the “widower’s meal”… Lasagna, and learning how to cook for his daughters after his wife died

Susan – “Not wanting to be a burden”

Susan talks about the fear of dying becoming a burden and selfishness.

Logan – My story

Logan talks about the death of his father and bone cancer and how writing music helped