by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 15, 2016 | card
“Blaine rolled his pump truck and it doesn’t look good,” said the voice on the phone. The next call confirmed Wendy-Ellen Nittel’s worst fears: her son Blaine had died at the scene. Wendy-Ellen now wears Blaine’s high school graduation ring to keep him close. It’s...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 12, 2016 | Volunteers
In 2006 Laura Synyard and her husband Keith moved their young family from Alberta to her husband’s home province of Newfoundland. Four short years later Laura found herself presented with the opportunity to volunteer with the inaugural St. John’s Steps for Life...
by adminThreadsofLife | Sep 15, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
Anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting Audrey Stringer knows and can appreciate her genuine down to earth honesty. Audrey doesn’t pull punches, she tells it like it is. The second thing people quickly learn about Audrey is her sense of humour, a quirky...
by adminThreadsofLife | Sep 9, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
In life, there are a lot of difficult conversations that need to be had. Sharing news of an illness or death, ending a long-term relationship, talking to your children about the facts of life, or confronting someone that you believe is thinking about suicide. None of...