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4 ' ‘& ”Wuhan!” ‘Wtdnesday Novriiiber 0, 2008 - ll e . V AROUND find ha iness a ain after a loss ‘ l ”l (m \ PP g s‘fi-Mm .. Hy BoaViom'su nu v , i ‘tii‘uii‘ , "H?“ ' M an“ ~. _ . l Veterans week at titeiloo author ( aiol l’odiit his litst hook \\tl\ about t"» f": ' l l d Whei personal journey through the grieyitig protess if“; g“: 1 l court at [aure WOO that tame out ol the loss ol liei nine \eai old daughter V l ' . Ihel oiiil at laiirelisood retirement Hillllllillll laiireii in I‘l‘l‘i ty is hosting a \‘eteiatis Week of lyerits in telehtti llei new book would like to tell people about finding the if tion of Remembrance Day Joy in life again. and hon it totiipletes the piotess of dealing ”‘ i ; [he week will kit k olt iii November ‘l at l 43 With loss , ,‘ a pm with a presentation by Harry Watts. a veteran l l’oduch. a registered dietit tan who switched gears to ' . who Wlll share his experiences in the Second World study griel and bereavement at the University of Western -». / War . Ontario after losing her vouiigest daughter. said it is possible ‘ “V " Presentations continue through the week. i to find happiness in life again Each presentation is open to the public and Her first book Shared Monte/its Hurling the 5pm! of , . ~ Q admission is $2 per person with proceeds going to y Hope, published in 3007. recounted some ot her personal w . benefit the Poppy ltiiid. Refreshments. prepared l leelings and stories as she went through the stages ot grief {42.3} by [he ( ourt at laurehvood's very own executive i \he documented her and her lamilv‘s struggles with coping 457,55; , -- chef and culinary staff will be mt‘luded, [here is 1 with slit h a devastating loss -. a?" 3? also a gift basket door pri/e for rtiore information l lltai book really connected Wlll] the audiente it reat lied ; "" ' ("all l'he(‘.otirt at laurelwood at 3l‘lâ€"725'3442, ‘ and made her a unit ii iii demand speaker and t ounselor lor ‘ l lhe( ourt at ldllrt'l\\t)()ll. located at has laurel grieving and loss A a _ wood Dr in Waterloo, ‘ “l aciiialh H rote the books hetaiise I'd been entoiiraged A ”$9 . l to.” said l’odut it "People who one hearing my story told .. , _ V“ “ Open house at me l had to tell other people whats happening to you and " g»; a”? . . ho\\ you're dealing \\|th it.” . if,“ 7’ unlverSlty Ofwaterloo 1 But it \sasnr ilie whole story l’oduch said latiren‘s pas» _ “ ' ‘ _ i mg led to her lamily redefining their priorities and looking at ' ‘ ‘ ‘ . ‘ _ l A” dll'dii." “W” "1 lhl‘ “WWW“ “l Waterloo life in a ditterent na\ \iiice then they've added daughter liti A A 5 on Nl‘l'f‘ldl‘ “in“ d” '”"l“l"h “Wk at ”l" “mwr‘l' . lin into their lainilv. adopting her lrom (Iliina in 3002, and I." and “mill“ “l“ l‘” l’r‘1‘l’t‘l'“w “l“‘lk'm‘ All“ l \\llllt' l aiii‘en is still missed lite has ne\\ meaning for the llli‘lfl‘ilmlllt‘fi- i.,(‘,| “mm ( lose to 4,000 visitors are espectetl til the Uni ‘ "l (\etit hatk to s( hool and learned about one ol the lunâ€" versin (”Waterloo s tall open house \o\ T. (ltlllll‘llltll theories about how people grieve b\ 1 William ”W “Pf” “HUN“ ”H“ ”W” l” 11 ”l- l“ 4 pin. Worden,” said I’oduth “lle identified lour tasks ol grieying Willi “m“ starting from Ill“ “ll“ll’l“ “l" ‘ entre and l'\e been \\iitirigabout them in both tny hooks " if“ (3 Information l“’“lh*“1lllu'lll’t'llilll‘lil.‘ lhe hooks are interspersed \\|th her own insights and “ml-l MW“ dfldlll’d “Will'm'f presentations “in l)" anetrloies about how she dealt \\‘llll the dillerent stages. Hut Carol PoudoCh new book is about finding the Joy in life after offered it) ”it“ various liK‘UlUl'N l while the first hook dealt “Hit the first three stages of grief. losmg a lOVEd one, B““""“"“ M“ lor further (ll'lilll‘ 0” ”1“ “Wk” "P0“ “MN” ‘ her new est book More Sharer! Moments: ("renting a life ofloy' \"‘” W“““<l”"l““( ”10W ““ aterloo. "4 is about the filial stage Or when Poduch is having a difficult time. it's atria/mg I Vi“lIU‘”ill“mull““l‘U-l’hp< ‘ “ l he first three stages have to do \\ith the grief itself.” said how a couple of found pennies that have ties to happy childâ€" ' l‘oduch. "You hay e to at cept the reality. feel the feelings and hood memories of lauren can help turn her mood around. i . Q of course the hardest thing for people to do is to make the “It's my belief that you have choices. and that everybody ‘ Huntlng for treasure changes in your life to accommodate the loss grieves in their own way," she said. - o “The fourth task is about Withdrawing the energy that “ln fact no two people grieve in the same way. so I'm just , m the Clty’S CO]? ) you‘ve been putting into grieving and reinvesting it in lite. sharing. in storytelling fashion, things that made the think. ,. y . A y . and that's the break between the two books." choices I've made and questions I've pondered. lhe’ uptown treasure hunt mm“ ”HUM“ m 1 While the first book was about shared experiences and “And it‘s all based on things that actually happened," the Qty” “ml”, . ,. fl , 1 , ended with a hopeful message that a tragic loss is possible to Poduch will be launching her book More Sim red Each,ll"’rl“lpfltlng shop (ll “Tl?" h‘“ ‘l I??? get through. Poduch said her latest book is about what life filaments: Creating a 1.1fe of/oy this Saturday from 2:30 to 4 ore “2‘ng ll" you bimply' “infill“ ofthe particv after the grieving process looks like. pm. at \\i'ordsWorth Books. lpating shops or seJrviees to t“ F’""' your free treas- Sitting in her cornlortable Beechwood area home there is She'll also be on hand to sign copies of her series. “he and “Ml all 1“ f‘" a (ham e I“ “I" the grand i a sense of the happiness she‘s lound in her own life. and the She will also be at Tadpole Children's Shoppe Nov. 2] prize. fl , y _ . . ,, _ y y y . . _. l experiences that have helped bring that about. from noon to 4 pm. for another meet and greet event. Passports and maps T"? available ‘“ d“ Pin” ; lhey‘ often include gentle reminders of latiren when she For more information cheek out her website at pating shops and “CHM“ and “I, ”I“ llplown . sees her daughter‘s favourite things like butterflies flutter by. \swvwcarolpodiichcom Waterloo Business Improvement Area ”mt e. J H C.) Fâ€" ifi KNAR " ” "“‘ my /:’ l ' h 7s ‘ a e , t . e IL , , ‘ _..,/”" g‘ta l“ 'l ' 7 i “or ’ Experiencelt waz‘ HEARTS ON FIRE ‘qifl (iiirt‘ilhlll Road. ()ak\ill(- fib‘ t“! WOELDSMOST , ‘ ‘ ; ‘ PFDFE(HV cur DlAMOND' \ a ,, , i" ‘ V‘fi“