by Arlene Vogler | Feb 21, 2019 | Family support, Grief and healing
Jonathan came into this world on April 4, 1983 full of life and never stopped living that way. Jonathan loved anything with a motor. The faster it went the better it was. He was a typical young boy who grew up wanting bigger and better things for himself. Jonathan... 
by Audrey Stringer | Jan 31, 2019 | Family support, Grief and healing
Editor’s note: We’ve just finished training a group of 11 new Volunteer Family Guides over the past week; 11 open-hearted family members who know the devastating reality of a workplace injury, illness, and death, who have come together to participate in a special... 
by Liz Webley | Jan 24, 2019 | Family support, Grief and healing
At the last monthly Volunteer Family Guide Teleconference, each participant spoke about an aspect of their current experiences. We talk about our children, grandchildren, gardens, holidays. We were asked how the new season of autumn affects us, and I excitedly spoke... 
by Nicole Lazaruk | Oct 2, 2018 | Family support, Grief and healing, Volunteers
Sibling relationships are complex. With me and my brothers, we were friends, teammates, competitors and sometimes enemies. My childhood memories are those of camping trips, watching their hockey games, playing in our tree fort and ski trips. My adult memories... 
by Judy Rieckmann | Sep 4, 2018 | Grief and healing, Safety culture
In Canada suicide is the leading cause of injury-related deaths. One of the highest-risk groups for suicide are working-aged men and women. The impact of a death by suicide is tremendous on the family and friends, but also in the workplace. September 10th is World... 
by Sarah Wheelan | Aug 14, 2018 | Family support, Grief and healing
Fifteen years ago, the lights went out across the entire eastern seaboard, in what is still known simply as “the blackout”. My brother Lewis died that night – sometime in the early morning hours of August 15, 2003. He was 21 years old. I still get choked up...
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