Recently we invited our board member, Gina Kornfeind, to share some of the resources available for grieving families that she finds to be especially helpful. We are so grateful for Gina’s expertise and input at Buzzy’s Bees due to her extensive knowledge, background, and experience in bereavement support. She currently serves as Outreach Coordinator, Training […]
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Through our mission of spreading awareness and understanding of grief, we have come to know many perspectives on life and loss. We have learned some of the ways loss is felt and life is celebrated, the ways the memories and presence of those gone from us are felt through the day-to-day. Much of what we
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March is SUDC Awareness month and as the month comes to a close we wish to pause, to relay information, and to reflect on the impact SUDC (Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood) has had on our community. Hudson Drews passed away in 2016 from SUDC. In the aftermath of this great loss, Amanda, his mom,
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On September 30 the art was revealed to our families who shared their stories of loss with our Give Grief a Voice team in 2023. At the event several parents shared their grief journey. Tiffany Pan courageously read aloud her poem, “Bereaved Mom.” With her permission we share it with our Buzzy’s hive here. “I
Grief has been with me for seven long years. It has taken a lot of unpacking and processing to sit where I do today. I recognized early in my grieving that it is about human connection. My experience and journey directed me to formal study, culminating in recognized credentials that will allow me to provide care, and compassion as
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If the time has not come yet for you, it likely will. You will be a family member or friend of someone whose child, or other loved one, has died. It is difficult to find words. We struggle with our own emotions and shock and grief, yet we know they are experiencing an unfathomable ache.
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Though winter weather seems to be hanging on in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere, it is already time to be thinking about summer camps for kids. In fact, registration is open now for Camp Erin Portland. The camp, a partnership between Eluna and Providence Hospice of Oregon, has served grieving children, teens, and families since
This March, we would like to take a moment to honor the parents and children who have been impacted by Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). The topic of SUDC is very close to the heart of Buzzy’s. Hudson, whom Buzzy’s Bees was founded in memory of, passed away from SUDC. Our mission is to
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On October 27th a number of Buzzy’s Bees volunteers participated in a webinar, “Becoming Grief Informed,” through the Dougy Center. It was presented by Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT, who is Director of Training and Translational Research at the center. She guided us through why, what, and how to become grief informed. Buzzy’s founder and
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On May 11, 2021, “Smart Talk” of WITF, the NPR affiliate in central Pennsylvania, aired “Understanding grief through Mary Todd Lincoln’s life and experience.” The 38-minute program includes interviews with Callie Hawkins, Director of Programming at Lincoln Cottage and Julia Dunn, M.Ed., LPC and Clinical Director at Olivia’s House. Lincoln Cottage is an historic museum
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