https://kenziesgift.com:443/ Latest update from Blog en-us Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:20:36 +1300 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:20:36 +1300 60 https://kenziesgift.com:443/rss/blog/?categoryId=36 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/coping-with-grief-at-christmas/ <img src="https://kenziesgift.com:443/media/5a2f2829b2c91.jpg" width="200" /> Christmas is a time of joy. Everywhere we look we&rsquo;re encouraged to be cheery and bright, to spend up large on presents and food, to entertain, celebrate with family and friends, and spread boundless good will.&nbsp; The holiday terrain can be some of the hardest to travel for those... Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:48:55 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/coping-with-grief-at-christmas/ https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/a-poem-to-deargrief/ <img src="https://kenziesgift.com:443/media/5a0811b28cadf.jpg" width="200" /> #DearGrief It&#39;s hard to imagine some journeys The kind that happen rarely&nbsp; To someone else And the kind the heart doesn&#39;t want to. People often tell me that they can&#39;t imagine how life is for me. Mothers especially. They say they can&#39;t begin to understand... Sun, 12 Nov 2017 22:17:38 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/a-poem-to-deargrief/ https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/deargrief-luke-and-alex-s-story/ &nbsp; Alex was my sister. She was always the brightest, loudest, most exciting and loving girl. An amazing sister to me. She was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, Hemophagocytic&nbsp;Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). It&#39;s been described as one of the most... Sun, 12 Nov 2017 18:02:52 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/deargrief-luke-and-alex-s-story/ https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/deargrief-what-would-you-like-at-say-to-grief/ <img src="https://kenziesgift.com:443/media/5a07cf97e3554.jpg" width="200" /> &nbsp; International Children&rsquo;s Grief Awareness Day is on November 16th, and with many young people struggling in the aftermath of a loss, we have launched the #DearGrief campaign to start the conversation about grief. #DearGrief is about sharing what you would like to say to... Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:24:16 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/deargrief-what-would-you-like-at-say-to-grief/ https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/does-time-ease-the-pain-of-grief/ <img src="https://kenziesgift.com:443/media/595ec5d4d4871.jpg" width="200" /> Twelve years on from losing Kenzie, I often get asked, &quot;Does time ease the pain of grief?&quot;&nbsp; From my own experience, I would say no. Instead, the pain changes. Let me explain... Time has changed the pain of my grief, where the acute pain has morphed&nbsp;into a chronic... Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:09:20 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/does-time-ease-the-pain-of-grief/ https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/the-things-people-say/ <img src="https://kenziesgift.com:443/media/594f22f1e4f2e.jpg" width="200" /> When Kenzie girl died and grief&nbsp;cast its dark shadow over our lives, the kindness of family, friends and strangers brought rays of sunshine and hope to our lives. To this day, I remember and treasure all the acts of kindness that was shown to us, it was humanity at its finest. Over the... Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:41:53 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/the-things-people-say/ https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/what-losing-kenzie-taught-me/ <img src="https://kenziesgift.com:443/media/5947ae20702c3.jpg" width="200" /> It&#39;s coming up for 12 years since my gorgeous girl gained her angel wings and the course of my life, and Conor&#39;s changed forever. Our lives have been irrevocably changed by the events of 2005; the big C and for me, losing a daughter, and for Conor, losing a sister. Conor kept... Mon, 19 Jun 2017 22:57:36 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/what-losing-kenzie-taught-me/ https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/in-our-death-averse-society-children-are-often-left-to-grieve-alone/ Richard Beard&rsquo;s brother drowned at the age of nine while the family was holidaying on the Cornwall coast. The trauma, grief and loss associated with that day has impacted Richard&#39;s life ever since, and here he explains why. In nearly 40 years, either alone or with my family, the... Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:34:41 +1300 https://kenziesgift.com:443/blog/blog/in-our-death-averse-society-children-are-often-left-to-grieve-alone/