Remembering Them Podcast

Ryan brings his first guest to the Podcast and it's for  ChatTAP episdoe. Ryan went to University with Luke who went down a different path and is now the Pastor at a church in Brisbane. Luke is married to his wife Bec and they have two sons, Cheng and Robbie. Pastor Luke joins us to discuss his work pastoring and shepherding the congregation to help them follow Jesus in life and how his work...

Nichole's Mother Vickie died of cancer in 2018 at 67. She passed after 4.5 months of being diagnosed. Nichole remembers her vibrant nature and big personality. Her Mother was her best friend and her passing has shaped the person she is today and influences the work she does now.  Support us through Patreon: https://patreon.com/RememberingThemPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link...

Joann's late husband Richard had an aortic aneurysm rupture and barely made it through surgery. She spent weeks in ICU with him, and he finally got better and went to physical rehab for 3 weeks. The day after he got home, he had a stroke. Back to the hospital they went. This happened more than once, he would come home and go right back in. After almost 3 months in and out of the hospital, the...

Daniel's Dad was a fairly healthy 68 year old who lived alone. He appeared to have a cold two days before he passed but the family didn't think anything of it. He stopped communicating and my Daniel's went over and found him in his apartment. They had talked to him that day and the last thing Daniel's family said was that they loved him.  Support us through Patreon: https://pat...

***New Episode Format*** Join us for our very first episode with the new format ChatTAP (Chat To A Professional). We are hoping once a month to speak to a professional in the grief space to share their knowledge and experience which may help listeners with their grief journey.  For this episode of ChatTAP, Ruth Boydell is a Death Doula from Life Times End of Life Support. Ruth explains what a Deat...

Sarah's brother Alexander drowned in the family pool, accidentally. She was not home that day. He was only 9, nearly 10 years old. He couldn't walk talk eat or see, he had leukodystrophy and was the first person in the world to have his kind of disease.  Sarah discusses her role as a Carer for her brother, the challenges faced with this extremely rare disease, and how she grieved followi...

Ash was kept from her Father her whole life and wasn't given the truth of who he was until it was found out he had a terminal illness. He had kidney failure and was on daily dialysis with only a few months left to live when they met for the first time. The relationship was hard because she was trying to get to know her Dad knowing full well it might only be for a short time. Several months in...

Jolanda's Dad, Clarence, had retired in 2010 and was planning to start his landscaping business.  He LOVED working in the yard.  Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with lung cancer in January of that year. Jolanda was pregnant for the first time and her parents were planning to be present to spoil their son.  Clarence has always been Superman for many people.  He stood 6"5 and had a voice l...

Gina comes onto the podcast to remember her Dad and reflect on their relationship. Her parents divorced when she was  about 10 years old.  Gina was very much in the middle of her parents divorce. It led to a tumultuous 10 or so years with her Father and they ultimately did not speak from age 22 to 33 for Gina. He missed major milestones in her life including her wedding. At 33 after distancing her...

Bryan is a Social Worker and Grief Counsellor working for Griefline as part of the counselling team. The brave clients Bryan works with come from different parts of Australia and their grief experiences are as diverse as much as they share commonalities. Bryan lives in the Newcastle area with his wife and they have an adult son.  Bryan joins the podcast to discuss the work he does with Griefline a...

Adrianne joins us to talk about her Son Timothy whom she miscarried at 9 weeks and 6 days, most likely due to a blood clot. Adrianne has been married to her husband and they have 6 children together including their Son Timothy. Adrianne discusses how losing a child to miscarriage can effect a relationship, the family dynamic, and how faith helped them through the grieving process, along with suppo...

Part 2 of our chat with Martin and Krista about their son Zach. Martin and Krista share the amazing work they are doing at Zach's house, a space they created where people can explore connecting to their loved ones as they have been able to do with Zach. We discuss how their connection whilst no longer in the physical, remains strong through with their Son and how this has helped them get thro...

Martin and Krista's son Zach was 20.5 to the day when he transitioned to the other side. He had a car accident. The thing about it was he was a race car driver. And the things Zach has shown his Mum and Dad since going “home” has given them a strong sense that we all have much of our lives planned before coming here. In part one of our chat with Martin and Krista, they share some unusual thin...

Pawnee's Dad was a teacher/coach by profession. He spent his life helping people in and around the little town in which they lived. At the age of 75 he got pancreatic cancer and died. Pawnee is one of 8 children and remembers having a very different Dad in terms of his health and energy compared to how her older siblings may have remembered him as kids. Pawnee remembers her Dad as loving ever...

Danni's Mum was diagnosed with a rare gynaecological cancer in 2010 after being significantly let down by the medical system. After a 2 year cancer ordeal, surgery, chemo, radiation, she died in January, 2012. She was 54 years old. In her early 20s Danni found herself feeling extremely isolated and turned to a relatively unused platform in Facebook where she was very descriptive in the type o...

Ionna lives in Australia while her Grandfather lived in Greece. She used to visit him in Greece every 2-3 years and called him regularly. He survived cancer 3 times whilst her Grandmother lived but after she passed away he succumbed to prostate cancer.  On the day he passed, Ionna woke at 3:30 AM and saw him at the end of her bed. He had come to say goodbye.  The next morning Ionna received a phon...

Annya's Dad developed vascular dementia in his late 70's and within a few years had forgotten how to walk.  After spending 6 months in various hospital beds he was referred to a care home with a special dementia wing.  For quite a long time (even before his dementia) he had problems with an ulcer on his foot that struggled to heal.  This got worse in the care home and he developed gangre...

Marie's husband Rob passed away suddenly at the age of 45 from a brain aneurysm while on a business trip to Perth. Marie shares their beautiful love story and remembers how everyone loved Rob. She discusses how she felt prepared for her journey with grief and shifting focus to create a happy life for their 2 sons, as that's what Rob and her had discussed should anything happen to either...

Amy's Mom was a smoker, she had lost her husband to heart failure, and her father to Cancer. She had Emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). On New Years Day in 2016 she was diagnosed with lung cancer, but her lungs were too weak to endure a biopsy to find out how far along. Sue passed away just 15 days later at the age of 64  with Amy, her sister, and Aunt beside her. Amy...

Page's Dad had been diagnosed with Parkinson's when he retired a few years prior to her Mother's death.  After multiple falls, a slow decline, loss of speech, and struggling to swallow, he passed quietly in the night a little over 2 years after her mother.  Page's Mother was seemingly ok but having issues with her vision and memory.  After forgetting where the group was meeting...

Natasha's Dad died a year ago at 76. It was unexpected, but his peers were dying and she believes that he was unable to handle the transition into old age and his body giving up on him. Natasha describes him as a narcissist but he was also her father who was her hero and loved her very much. Natasha discusses how she is the person she is as a result of the challenges his personality presented...

Allison's Papa was 84 when he passed away in December of 2018. He was deaf since the age of 8 due to illness but other than that always strong and healthy until the last few years of his life. Many months before he was severely ill, Allison woke up and told her Mom he wasn't going to make it to Christmas that year. December 1st was the day she got a call from her Mom to come home and it...

Part II of our chat with Lisa where she shares favourite stories of Larry, Sally, and Jack. She explores how she has managed grief when losing multiple loved ones in a short time period. And how this has now helped her as a Grief Coach. Lisa also discusses her beautiful family and the effect the passing of their loved ones had on the family unit.  Support us through Patreon: https://patreon.com/Re...

Lisa's Dad was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018. He passed away at 72. Her Mom passed away 14 months later in her sleep with no diagnosed cause. She was 73. Lisa's Son-in-law Jack died in a tragic fall (in front of my daughter). He was 24. Lisa joins us for Part I of II to discuss dealing with multiple losses is a short time span.  Support us through Patreon: https://patreon.com/Remem...

Jack was 74 and had lung cancer that metastasized to bone. He lived 5 months after initial diagnosis. Anais joins us to talk about how as a family they had those months to prepare and process his death. She remembers how they got to say all the things they wanted to share and recall those months were filled with so much love.  Support us through Patreon: https://patreon.com/RememberingThemPodcast?...