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Posts Tagged ‘shock’

Krista – “It does get easier”

December 4, 2019

Krista – “It does get easier”

Krista talks about time and acceptance. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Posted in Death of a Child, Grief and Trauma, Opioid Death, Video and tagged acceptance, pain, shock, Time

Krista – “Range of emotions”

November 11, 2019

Krista – “Range of emotions”

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Posted in Death of a Child, Grief and Trauma, Opioid Death, Video and tagged acceptance, anger, emotions, guilt, shock

Doug M – “Coming to Terms with Sibling Death”

September 19, 2019

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.

Posted in Death of A Loved One, Death of a Sibling, Video and tagged anxiety, getting help, grief process, shock, sibling loss, Time

Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

December 16, 2018

Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Posted in Death of a Child, Death of a Parent, Grief and Trauma, Video and tagged counseling, Dad, Daughter, family, funeral, Love, medication, Mom, shock

Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

December 16, 2018

Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

Ellen talks about her grief and the loss of her grandmother.

Posted in Death of a Grandparent, Video and tagged angry, Cancer, Emptiness, energy, family, Grandmother, Grandparent, Grief, hope, hurt, memories, New life, Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Positive traits, sad, Scary, shock, Tattoo

Cheryl and Mike – “Their Story”

December 16, 2018

Cheryl and Mike – “Their Story”

Cheryl and Mike discuss losing more than one family member. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Posted in Death of a Child, Death of a Parent, Grief and Trauma, My Story Video, Video and tagged Cancer, Car accident, Daughter, family, Father, Life support, Mother, Multiple loss, Normal, shock, story, tragedy, Victim services, Worse thing

Russell – “My Story”

December 16, 2018

Russell – “My Story”

Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.

Posted in Death of a Child, Grief and Trauma, My Story Video, Video and tagged 34 weeks, Being Strong, comfort, Day to day, Dreams, Gardening, nature, Outdoors, Perinatal, shock, son, Stillbirth, Support

Russell – “Relationship”

December 16, 2018

Russell – “Relationship”

Russell discusses how loss affects relationships. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Posted in Death of a Child, Grief and Trauma, Perinatal, Video and tagged Crying, Love, promises, shock, tragedy

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

December 10, 2018

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

Posted in Bereavement Professionals' Insights, Video and tagged accidental, blame, children, disenfranchised, Feelings, holding on, hurt, individual, lengthy illness, moving on, relationship, shock, Sudden, Suicide, trigger

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