We All Grieve: Recent Episodes
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The "We All Grieve" podcast is designed to have an open discussion and provide Real People, Real Stories, Real Life. Join us as we share our experiences we've had surrounding our loss, and the triumphs afterwards. Please listen to our interviews of people in the process of coping and healing.
Amanda and her son Connor are advocates within thier community, but also share thier story of how they became a donor family.
In this episode Christy Nachtrieb is a wife, mother, and organ donation advocate. She shares her story of the lifesaving liver transplant she recieved on Feb 08 2019.
Britt shares with us her special relationship with her father, then her life after losing him to a heart attack.
Daniel Potter is one of the hosts of the Cantrip Cantina podcast. He joins us to discuss him being adopted.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwQDiyVqrhI25Zy6c4G7Fw
The Cantrip Cantina (An actual play D&D podcast for every race and class) is a weekly podcast that tells the story of an elite team of heroes in a homebrew D&D world.
https://www.thecantripcantina.com/
Donnna Cordes is the sister to the host Kay Rogers. They both have a conversation on the losses they both have felt from each of them losing a son.
Lisa Dodson is the community liason for the Gift of Hope. She has been the driving force in developing the Life Saving Leaders group, along with the Peoria Advocate Group. Lisa not only is a employee of the Gift of Hope, but she is a donor family member as well.
Kraig Kotter and Suzie Sturn share thier story of becomming organ recipeints, but also a special twist how they found they both have the same donor. Suzie and Kraig are both ambassadors for the Gift of Hope organ and tissue donation. Suzie is the lead ambassador for the Peoria area advocate group and has driven amazing growth.
Please register to be an organ donor:
www.Giftof hope.org
cyberdriveillinois.com
Or at the Illinois Secretary of States Office
Niki shares her story of her illness that led to her finding out she was pregnant, then losing the baby before birth.
Please take a look at the charities Niki supports:
https://www.milkbankwgl.org/donate-milk/
Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes saves tiny lives by collecting, pasteurizing, and dispensing donor human milk to premature babies and pediatric patients. As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, we are proud to serve over 50 hospitals and hundreds of families throughout Wisconsin and Illinois.
Pop You Gourmet Popcorn & More facebook page.
www.themotherpopper.com
We dicuss losing our son, parents in a matter of 8 years. We talk through the lessons it has taught us, and that its ok to keep living and smiling.
In this episode Angela walks us through her journey of child loss, and how her life turned upside down as a result.
In this episode Krista shares with us her story of her daughter battling leukemia. The support they received. The strength it took, and how important of a role St. Jude played in her daughters recovery.
Blake explains what a Brachial Plexus injury is, how doctors have treated the injury, and the modifications he has made throughout his life.
Kelvin shares with us his story of how his health suffered leading to a heart transplant. Take a listen as Kelvin shares his story, receiving the heart, and the work he does afterwards as a DJ.
Check out Kelvins music at:
Instagram: @dj_flash357
Facebook: Facebook.com/dj_flash357
Twitter: @djflash357
Periscope: @djflash357
Heather walks s through her life of abuse beginning as a baby of 3 years, finally ending when she was 16.
Heather walks us through her life of abuse beginning as a baby of 3 years, finally ending when she was 16.
Brent Rassi is a childhood cancer survivor and he shares his story with us and talks how he innovates fund raising to continue to support St. Jude.
In this episode we are joined by Jill Litvak who walks us through the journey of losing her husband, the process of healing, and finding the way to continue to live a meaningful life.
During this episode Pat Newbury shares with us the story of losing his son to suicide, and living life afterwards.
In this episode we talk to Chad Belville who has had to spend more than a year fighting to get fair time with his son.
In this episode we interview Keith Rogers regarding his lifelong diagnosis of low vision and the impact its had on his life.
In this episode we help kick off Organ Donation month. We have a great conversation with Michelle Reef, who works for the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network.
Please take a few minutes and visit www.giftofhope.org and register to become a donor.
In this episode we discuss with Nick, how he worked through the loss of his father and the impact it has had on his life.
In this episode we compare and contrast the difference in grief between Sudden Death vs. Expected death
In this episode we talk through the decision we made to donate Nicholas's organs but also the journey afterwards.
In this episode Andrew and Kay discuss whether or not the article reviewing men's grief hits home or not.
In this episode we review the Christmas video from the 2009 Christmas, this is the last Christmas we had with Nicholas. Please Check out the YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/7LvhLIOdNVQ
Here we talk with our special guest Mike Nelson on the different emotions he experienced from each of his 4 divorces. He talks through the difference in intensity of the emotions and the loss from each.
In this episode we feature our special guest Scott Reliford. We have an open and emotional conversation about the loss of his younger brother, and his father years earlier. Its an honest conversation regarding the different and individual feelings of grief from both losses.
In this episode we invite Pam Rogers, the host Kay Rogers wife, and the mother to co-host Aaron Adams and Step-Mother of Co-Host Andrew Rogers. Pam provides us some insight into how she viewed our grieving.
Having a chat with my grandson learning how he helps people not be sad, or how he makes himself not feel sad.
Just a loose, fun episode to talk through the previous episodes and to share our thoughts so far, and a little goofing around.
In this episode we read the favorite memories of Nicholas we asked family and friends to share with us .
In this episode we bring in Mardy Johnson, Nicholas's step-dad, and we explore the events of Nicks death from his view.
In this episode we discuss Aarons and Andrews emotional state and how they coped in the years to follow
We pick back up where we left off, and take this episode to talk more in detail of our experience in the hospital..
This is the inaugural episode of "How Men Grieve". In this episode we share our personal journey which brought us to the conclusion that men's grief needs talked about. Please enjoy and provide any feedback.
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Kay, Andrew and Aaron