Stories of Grief — Forced Joy Project

David Frost

At 35 years old, David’s twin brother, Bradford Frost, was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer. 100 days later, he was gone.

Dana FrostMarch 24, 2022twin, Grief, loss, cancer, kidney cancer Comment

Raleigh Eckert

Raleigh Eckert shares about the loss of her daughter after being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder during pregnancy.

Dana FrostMarch 10, 2022Grief, loss, child lossComment

Sally Deming

Sally shares about the sudden loss her husband Ron and why she is an advocate for promoting the importance of the “Move Over Law.”

Dana FrostFebruary 24, 2022Grief, loss, widow, sudden loss, sudden deathComment

Kelsey Braverman

Kelsey Braverman shares about the death of her husband, Ilya and what it was like to have a cancer diagnosis during covid.

Dana FrostFebruary 20, 2022Grief, loss, cancer, widow, cancer widow, bowel cancer, covid loss, covid death, pandemic grief, caregiving during the pandemicComment

Erin Browning

Erin Browning shares about the sudden death of her partner to a heart attack.

Dana FrostJanuary 10, 2022Grief, loss, cancer, widow, cancer widow, bowel cancerComment

Alicia D'Aguiar

Alicia D'Aguiar shares about the loss of her mom, Sandy to ovarian cancer, after a previous diagnosis of lymphoma.

Dana FrostMay 5, 2021Grief, loss, cancer, widow, cancer widow, bowel cancer Comment

Lisa Moberly

Lisa Moberly opens up about tragically losing her 7 year old daughter in a car accident and how she has continued to live her life in the aftermath.

Dana FrostFebruary 15, 2021Grief, loss, cancer, parent lossComment

Bay Nordstrom

Bay Nordstrom lost her dad to cancer and then shortly,, her mother-in-law. She opens up about how she coped during and after her losses.

Dana FrostOctober 29, 2020Grief, loss, cancer, parent loss Comment

Kaytee Fisher

Kaytee Fisher shares about the loss of her daughter after being diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder, Thanatophoric Dysplasia during pregnancy.

Dana FrostOctober 14, 2020Grief, loss, cancer, widow, cancer widow, bowel cancer Comment

Marbellys Bayne

Marbellys Bayne shares about the loss her husband to cancer as well as her own terminal diagnosis.

Dana FrostOctober 4, 2020Grief, loss, cancer, widow, cancer widow, bowel cancerComment

Jeremy Potter

Jeremy Potter shares about the loss of his best friend, Brad Frost to Kidney Cancer, followed by the death of his mom, Holly Potter to Ovarian Cancer.

Dana FrostSeptember 9, 2020Grief, loss, cancer Comment

Anne S.

Anne S. talks about the loss of her husband, Mike, to cancer and life in the aftermath of his death.

Dana FrostAugust 10, 2020widow, Grief, loss, cancerComment

Melissa Smith

Melissa lost her mom to cancer and less than a year later, her dad to suicide. She talks about those two unimaginable losses and how she deals with her grief in the aftermath.

Dana FrostJuly 23, 2020caregiver, grief, loss, cancer, parent loss Comment

Audrey Gonyora

After the death of her husband, Joseph, Audrey Gonyora became a 24 year old widow with a 3 month old son. Here she opens up about coping in the aftermath.