by Susan Haldane | Jul 18, 2017 | Family support
Have you ever wondered what goes into a fundraising campaign? We were thrilled when the LCBO accepted Threads of Life’s application for their coin box program this year. From July 16 to August 12, a coin box wearing our name will be on each checkout counter in...
by Susan Haldane | Jun 13, 2017 | Family support
Remembering relationships cut short by workplace tragedy The connection between a father and daughter can be a very special one. The connection evolves and matures through the years, but even when she is a fully independent adult, somehow a daughter is still “Daddy’s...
by Kate Kennington | May 30, 2017 | Family support
When is the best time for people to benefit from Threads of Life’s programs following a work-related death, serious injury or disease diagnosis? Threads of Life does not contact families directly. Instead we believe that families need to determine for themselves when...
by Glenn Johnson | May 23, 2017 | Family support
On March 10th, 2008 we lost our son Jeffrey in a workplace accident. For the next couple of years I was existing in a very dark world. I felt lost and so full of guilt. One evening while watching the evening news something caught my attention. It was the news brief...
by Johanna LeRoux | Apr 25, 2017 | Day of Mourning, Family support, Safety culture
I have attended or participated in several National Day of Mourning ceremonies in the years since my son Micheal’s workplace fatality, and been fortunate enough to have been asked to speak at two of them. Ceremonies are held every year across Canada on April 28th, in...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 28, 2017 | Family support
If you are grieving the loss of a loved one or a dramatic life change due to injury or disease, chances are others around you are grieving too. Knowing how to listen makes you better able to support others. Listening is a vital skill for Threads of Life’s Volunteer...
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