Inside Mom's boxes of photos, I've found happy memories — and a way through my grief (article)

Written By Grief Matters
a hand holding an old photo of a woman.

By Kevin McGowan

Is that a tiara on her head? Are you kidding?

Such was my reaction upon finding photos from Mom's high school prom, circa 1960. She always kept her hair short, dressed plainly and didn't like a lot of flashy jewelry or anything designer. Yet here she is, sporting a huge smile, a gorgeous white prom dress (with corsage) and a bright tiara on her fresh-from-the-salon hairdo.

Inside Mom's boxes of photos, I've found happy memories — and a way through my grief | CBC News

Grief Matters

Grief Matters is working to increase awareness of grief so that we all can better support ourselves, others, and our communities. The co-founders are Susan Cadell and Mary Ellen Macdonald. May Ellen is an anthropologist and Professor in Palliative Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She holds the J & W Murphy Foundation Endowed Chair in Palliative Care. Susan is a social work researcher at Renison University College in Waterloo, Ontario.

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