![]() ![]() ![]() And there is something about that experience that has given me the space to connect with my grief.Īnderson Cooper talks about this on his podcast All There Is with Anderson Cooper. Still, I'm the only one remaining from the family in which I grew up. The four of us have drawn closer since my sister died, and I have benefitted beyond words from their love and emotional support.įrom left to right, Orliffe, Dr. I still have my partner, Tamara, and our children, Kaille and Alex. I am the last surviving member of my family of origin. And as I said a separate prayer for each of them, I began to sob uncontrollably. My sister, Joanne Orliffe, died in January. In the years since then, I've mostly tried and failed to conjure up a son's grief at losing his parents. I've been attending Yizkor services since my father died in 2013 and my mother in 2014. Yizkor is a Hebrew word that means, "may remember." It's a prayer service we recite four times a year in memory of departed loved ones. On Passover, I stood at my synagogue with fellow congregants to participate in the Yizkor service. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. ![]() Brian Goldman, host of CBC Radio's White Coat, Black Art. This First Person column is written by Dr. ![]()
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