by Kirsten deFilippis | Jun 13, 2019 | Grief and healing
When I was four years old, my father died while at his workplace. He was a field engineer on a construction site. One Friday afternoon while marking lines, he was asked to help brace a wall in the elevator shaft. He and his apprentice Mark went to assist their...
by Marleen Pitruzzella | Jun 13, 2019 | Grief and healing
My story begins on July 13, 2009 with my mom picking me up from summer camp that afternoon. Just like any other day we were picked up, my brother and I would ask the same questions repeatedly, “what is for dinner? And when will daddy be home?” Unfortunately for us,...
by Cathy McNeil | Jun 13, 2019 | Grief and healing
It’s so very dark out. I can hear sirens; there are so many people in my house. What is going on? A priest enters the back door with a couple of men; my mother falls to the floor. She is inconsolable. Who are these men? Who are all of these people? Family...
by Lynda Kolly | May 30, 2019 | Grief and healing
Family, memories, and a bright light that shines on Our family cottage is located in a remote area of Ontario and has been in our family for the past 77 years. When my grandfather originally built the cottage it was during wartime and it was built out of whatever...
by Audrey Stringer | May 23, 2019 | Grief and healing
Image by silviarita from Pixabay Change is the only constant in our lives. We are never prepared, no matter how prepared we think we are, for loss and change. Until we are facing loss and change only then can we relate. To be honest, the only person who likes change...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | May 9, 2019 | Grief and healing
Photo by Matt Hoffman on Unsplash Grief is not something people get over, but they do learn ways to live with it. Over time it changes and we find ways to incorporate grief with compassion and meaning. Mother’s Day is celebrated by many cultures and in many parts of...
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