In this episode, co-host Ali Groves tells her story of the sudden loss of her father, Jeff McIlroy. She explores the impact of traumatic sudden loss and discusses how the nature of her dad's death played a central role in her grief experience.

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Trigger warnings: drowning and freezing

In this episode, Daniel Brouns takes us through his experience of losing his mother to acute myeloid leukemia in October of 2015. Daniel offers a generous and tender telling of the days from her diagnosis to her death and the grief that followed. This episode airs on the 7th anniversary of her death, which seemed a fitting way to honor her memory and the sorrow of her absence.

Cancer Support Community in Pasadena is where Daniel attended his bereavement group. For more information on the bereavement group, contact CSC Pasadena at: [email protected]

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Trigger warnings: parent loss, cancer, AML, acute myeloid leukemia, and death