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Rev. Sky – “Weepies”

Rev. Sky talks about weepies, that they are OK and how to deal with them.

Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

Donna B – “Support from the military”

Donna explains how great the military support has been. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Nicole – Pandemic Leads to Increase in Drug Poisoning

Nicole discusses the increase in drug poisonings during the pandemic due to a number of factors.

Lyss – Music

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

Lynda – “The importance of getting professional help”

Lynda discusses the many ways professionals can help.

Mary S – The value of writing

Mary talks about how much writing has helped inlcuding writing what her partner would have said

Corrie – Triggers

Corrie discuss the many types of triggers

Chantal – Physical symptoms and grieving

Chantal talks about panic attacks and thinking she was having a heart attack

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Maureen – “Anger”

Maureen talks about the power of anger and how to deal with it.

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.