by adminThreadsofLife | May 1, 2024 | Our Family Stories, Volunteers
When Travis Roszell was first injured at work, there’s no question his injuries were visible – devastatingly visible to him and all his family and friends. Travis had been working on construction of a water park and was conducting a hydrostatic pressure test when a...
by adminThreadsofLife | Apr 4, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Shelly KurisMy daughter wrote a poem when she was 11. She was just 7 years old when she lost her father, my husband.“When I close my eyes at night,I make a wish with all my might,that my dad will come home safe to me,do you think that could ever be?”Sam and I met...
by Wendy-Ellen Nittel | Mar 6, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by: Bruce and Wendy-Ellen NittelMy husband, Bruce, began farming/ranching with his dad, Herb, in 1970. Previously he had worked for two of his uncles on ‘dude’ ranches in BC and a farm in southern Alberta near Orion. You could say he grew up surrounded by men who...
by adminThreadsofLife | Feb 15, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Tera Colville In June of 2021, we all gathered to celebrate Father’s Day and our father’s birthday for the weekend at our parents’ home in the Haliburton Highlands. When Jamie left for his work week that Sunday, we hugged him and told him we loved him, not knowing...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 11, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Marlyn Quast-Frank“Larger than life”. That is how most of Colton’s friends and family have described him since he unexpectedly left this world. He lived his short life to the fullest and is remembered most for his kind and loyal heart, gentle and dedicated spirit,...
by adminThreadsofLife | Nov 16, 2023 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Our Family Stories
By Fran DeFilippis2002 was a chaotic year. I was tossed like a raggedy doll into a world of mayhem and loss when my husband died in a workplace tragedy. My first contact in this unfamiliar world was the supervisor from the Ministry of Labour. Michael walked me...
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