Show Sickboy, Ep 240 - Grief Is The Price For Love - A Conversation With Bryde Maclean - May 17, 2020
Sickboy is a podcast hosted by Nova Scotia resident Jeremie Saunders, who lives with cystic fibrosis, and his best friends Taylor and Brian. The shows subject: what it’s like to be sick. They interview people whose lives are impacted by issues such as mental health disorders, chronic illness, and life-limiting health conditions.
I wanted to share this episode in particular - where Jeremie and his wife, Bryde Maclean talk about the recent passing of her father, Bill, from cancer - because Bryde’s story of providing end-of-life care for her dad during the COVID-19 crisis really hit home for me (after the recent loss of a close friend’s dad to cancer).
Bryde talks about how she’s been grieving, what her dad’s socially-distanced green burial looked like, and what it’s like to watch someone who is in the process of dying. The episode is touching and emotional, but also made me laugh a hundred times. Give it a listen if you’re interested!