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Susan – “Crying”

Susan talks about crying, grieving and dying.

Katie – Intellectual disabilities and grief

Katie discusses how many people don’t realize people with disabilities grieve too.

Mary S – My story (long)

Mary tells the story of her life with her husband, his death and then the loss of both of her parents

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.

Cheryl and Mike – “Why get counseling”

Cheryl and Mike talk about the benefits of counselling. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

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.

Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

Cara talks about how she came to see how people with intellectual disabilities need to be supported in grief

Donna B – “5 Generations of Service”

Donna talks about her son and how her family understands service. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Angie – My Story

Angie shares her story of being a police officer for 31 years , mental health and grief

Justin – The power of lyrics

Justin talks about lyrics and hope

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids