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Teresa – Moving forward with support for people with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa talks about the history of palliative care in how people with intellectual disabilities were supported and how it should be now

Kara – “Just give it time”

Kara discusses time and how grief changes. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

Maureen – End stages during a pandemic

Maureen talks about the end stages of her father-in-law during the pandemic.

Janice – “Grieving alone”

Janice discusses grieving alone and when its important to have people around you that can listen and understand what you are feeling.

Nicole – Stigma Surrounding Drug Use

Nicole discusses how the stigma around drug use has an impact on how people feel able to grieve when those in their community are lost.

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support