There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.
They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of
unspeakable love.

– Washington Irving

The five stages – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance –  are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

– Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

We’d like to thank the following for their love and support

The Compassionate Friends Of Canada (website)

Emmanuel United Church of Hamilton for the generous use of their space (website)