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Giving Space to Grief

In Ghana, Funerals Are A Party.
But My Dad’s Couldn’t Hold My Grief.

by WYD Team
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From custom caskets to pallbearers, Ghana is a nation that takes pride in honoring the dead. But in all that noise, Leonie Owiredu found she didn’t have the space she needed to grieve her father . Our thanks to The Amateur’s Guide to Death and Dying for sharing Leonie’s story.

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Tags Dealing with Grief, Death Culture, grief, Grief Culture
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