Our Annual Candlelight Service was held on December 11th at Knox St. Paul’s United Church in Cornwall. Thank you to the speakers, readers, facilitators and volunteers who made the evening meaningful for the individuals and families that attended. A special thank you to Knox St. Paul’s United Church members for providing the hall and light […]
2013 Memory Tree
The 17th Annual Lighting Ceremony was attended by over 80 people on Sunday December, 1st at Cornwall Square. We would like to thank the Centennial Choir for adding their music again this year for this event! Thank you to the Management and staff of Cornwall Square for all of your help with the tree and […]
Composer avec le deuil
Les renseignements d’ordre général ci-inclus ont été compilés avec l’aide de clients et de clientes des services de santé mentale, de psychologues et de psychiatres. Vous pouvez obtenir des renseignements plus détaillés auprès de bibliothèques, y compris celles de la division provinciale de l’Association canadienne pour la santé mentale et celle de la succursale de […]
Le temps des Fêtes
Suggestions pour survivre “le temps des Fêtes” « Le temps des Fêtes » est, sans contredit, le temps de l’année le plus difficile à vivre pour les personnes endeuillées. C’est une période de l’année riche en traditions et en sentimentalité, habituellement soulignée par de nombreuses rencontres de famille. Lorsqu’un membre de la famille décède, rien n’est pareil pour […]
Réactions à une perte brutale ou traumatique
Le chagrin est un processus normal à la suite d’une perte. Lors d’une perte traumatique, le processus est plus compliqué. Les gens qui subissent ce genre de perte sont convaincus qu’ils deviennent fous et n’ont aucune idée comment gérer leurs émotions. Comme pour tout autre chagrin, l’expérience et le processus de deuil varient d’une personne […]
Am I To Blame?
Shedding shame to survive suicide Harriet Emma Empey Attridge was beautiful, spirit-loving, loyal hard working and courageous. She completed suicide at the age of 62. Nine years later there still isn’t a day that goes by that I do not miss her. She was my mother and I love her. Why did this happen? Am […]
Beyond Surviving A Suicide
Know you can survive. You may not think so, but you can. Struggle with “Why” it happened until you no longer need to know “Why” or until you are satisfied with partial answers. Know you may feel overwhelmed by the intensity of your feelings but all your feelings are normal. Anger, guilt, confusion, forgetfulness are […]
How do we help surviving children handle grief?
How do we help our surviving children when we as parents are overwhelmed by our own grief? Many bereaved parents face this question when their child dies and they have surviving children at home. When parents encounter this situation, I encourage them to get as much help for themselves as their children. It is normal for […]
A Child’s Grief
“There were so many unanswered questions and every time I wanted to ask someone, I was told that everything was fine and I shouldn’t worry.” His words at age 34 still held the agony of his loss which had occurred when he was a child of six. His father died suddenly and no one seemed […]
10 Rules For New Widows/Widowers
I did not manage my grief better than any other widow. But I have learned over the past two years that there are ways a widow can help herself/himself: STAY IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN LIFE: Do not let your children or anyone else manage your money and activities. It is easy to let yourself […]