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Luka: Creativity, Grief, and Remembering Her Brother Kosta
Luka was 12 when her younger brother Kosta died of brain cancer. In this episode, she shares what it was like growing up with grief, how creativity became her outlet, and how she continues to honour Kosta in her everyday life.
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Nina: Keeping Mum Close—Honouring Values and Culture
Nina’s mum died suddenly when she was 21. In this episode, she opens up about navigating milestones without her, creating rituals to keep her close, and how gratitude has been a powerful tool in her grief.
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Child cancer victim's legacy helping families
A charity named after a child cancer victim can continue supporting families thanks to a community grant. It was founded by Nic Russell and provides registered therapists to help families deal with the emotional stress that comes with a cancer diagnosis.
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Helping an Auckland 7 year old cope with losing her mum to cancer
Kenzie's Gift helps support Rebecca through loss of her mum to Leukaemia. Rebecca Hounsell was only seven when she said goodbye to her mum for the last time. Her mum Emma, an Auckland pediatrician, died from an aggressive form of leukemia two years ago.
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Breakfast reporter nearly takes out dog on way to mid-winter swim
An innocent bystander of the four-legged variety was nearly a casualty of a Breakfast reporter’s enthusiasm for a fundraising mid-winter swim. Parker turned and accidentally kneed an equally excited dog in the head.
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'Made me appreciate what’s actually important': Mother’s story of loss, grief and a cancer blow
Four years ago Sarah Luxon, 34, gave birth to what appeared to be a perfectly healthy baby girl named Mackenzie. However, the second week into Mackenzie’s life, Sarah noticed she was becoming quite grizzly but, after a check up from the midwife, was told everything was okay.
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#DearGrief Grant and Rebecca's story
It’s really important to us that we open the conversation about grief and raise awareness of its long-term impacts on young Kiwis, including the need for the right support at the right time. This is what inspired our #DearGrief campaigns.
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Winter Swim Challenge for Kenzie's Gift 2022
Kenzie's Gift founder, Nic Russell was interviewed by Breakfast TV at Narrow Neck beach to launch the Kenzie's Gift 2022 Winter Swim Challenge! The Winter Swim Challenge encourages Kiwis to help us create a brighter future for Kiwi kids facing serious illness or grief.
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Bereaved mother and son get people talking about grief in lead-up to Christmas
Christmas can be an especially difficult time for people who are dealing with grief, and one bereaved mother and son are encouraging others to talk about it. "Christmas can exacerbate the feeling of grief and missing someone," Aucklander Nic Russell said.
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