Kitchen Table Conversations
End of Life Planning, Advance Care Planning, and Grief Education
End of Life Planning Webinars
Advance Care Planning Webinars
Advance Care Planning Webinars
Your Peace of Mind End of Life Plan - How to Decide, Discuss and Document Your Final
Wishes BEFORE You Go
August 2, 2022
After Death Care and Support: How to Make Your Final Arrangements
September 13, 2022
Advance Care Planning Webinars
Advance Care Planning Webinars
Advance Care Planning Webinars
Advance Care Planning Made Easy How to Decide, Discuss, and Document Your End of
Life Wishes
August 16, 23, and 30, 2022
October 11, 18, and 25, 2022
Grief Education Webinars
Advance Care Planning Webinars
Grief Education Webinars
Helping Yourself Heal: First Aid
for Broken Hearts
June 23, 2022
Finding Meaning After Loss
June 30, 2022
The Guilt of Grief
How to Understand, Embrace and Restoratively Express Guilt and Regret after Loss
July 7, 2022
Have the Conversation
End of Life Planning Webinars
Thinking and talking about your final wishes can be tough.
It’s not always easy but, doing the work of deciding, discussing, and documenting your final wishes and sharing those wishes with your loved ones has proven to ease anxieties and reduce stress.
Peace of mind for everyone!
Your Peace of Mind End of Life Plan
How to Decide, Discuss, and Document
Your Final Wishes BEFORE You Go
Getting the practical side of your affairs in order will give reassurance “that everything is taken care of” to those you most care about. By prioritizing, addressing, and sharing your end of life and after death wishes, and by having the necessary conversations you will unburden your loved ones from
having to make difficult and necessary decisions
as they grieve and mourn.
Attend this webinar and learn how to: ·
Plan and document your wishes in case
of medical or other emergencies
Track important medical and
insurance information
Store key information on property,
vehicles, and non-financial assets
Document what you have
and what you owe
Make the "unseen" visible by
creating a digital estate plan
Express your final wishes for how
you'd like to be remembered
Provide grief support to your loved
ones before and after your death
Store and digitally access all your
final wishes documents
Regardless of whether you’re young or old, healthy,
or ill this webinar is for you!
Remember when it comes to completing Your Peace of Mind End of Life Plan it’s always too soon until it’s too late,
so be sure to register today!
Date
August 2, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
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Future Date
September 27, 2022
After Death Care and Support
How to Make Your Final Arrangements
Just like planning for a wedding, a baby, or buying a home or car, families need to talk about funeral planning and the costs involved. Avoiding the topic will make it more difficult, and likely more expensive, for your loved ones.
Planning ahead can make a painful time easier to bear, and many find great meaning and peace carrying out thoughtful funeral plans that honor their loved one’s wishes.
Attend this webinar and learn how to:
Be a Savvy Consumer – Know Your Rights
When Dealing with Funeral Homes
Shop Until You Drop - Pre-Planning vs.
Pre-Paying Final Arrangements
Donate - Organs, Tissues, and Eyes
Give Your Body to Research and
Medical Training
Complete Your Body Disposition Directives
Determine Your Body Disposition – Terramation, Cremation, Aquamation, Burial
Create the Ceremony You Want in
Celebration of Your Life
Decide Type of Interment
Where, How, When
Decide What Happens to Your Cremains
Scattered, Glass, Stones or Jewelry
Whatever you choose, be sure it’s based on what’s meaningful to you, not on what you think other people expect you to do.
No amount of money, great or small, can express how we feel about those who have died. Taking an active role in funeral arrangements—whether that means carrying out the whole process without a funeral home, or just preparing and delivering the eulogy—is more meaningful than the
money we spend.
Date
September 13, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
Coming Soon
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Future Date
November 8, 2022
Meet Your Webinar Facilitator
Garrick Colwell
Garrick Colwell has been a Hospice Volunteer since 1987, providing respite care and as a hospice chaplain. He has also served as a volunteer on-call hospital chaplain.
Garrick is a Respecting Choices®, Person-Centered Care, First Steps®, Advance Care Planning Certified Instructor and Facilitator.
As a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Garrick co-created with Hospice Austin Conversations On Grief, a monthly online grief education and support program. He is a Certified Grief Educator by David Kessler at grief.com. Garrick holds a Death and Grief Studies Certification from the Center for Loss and Life Transition under the direction of Alan D Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Garrick is a widower. During his late wife, Kinsloe’s five-year illness, Garrick was her patient advocate, full-time caregiver, and end of life companion. Recently he lost his dad.
It's Always Too Soon, Until It's Too Late
Advance Care Planning Made Easy Webinars
Attend one or all three of these webinars to learn how to decide what is most important to you at the end of life, how to have end of life conversations with your loved ones and healthcare professionals, and how to document your end-of-life wishes.
Warm and meaningful conversations take place at the kitchen table every day. It’s a safe place where we discover what we value and explore how to live our lives. We share what we learn, and as we age, we talk with our loved ones about how we’d like to live at the end of our life.
Discussing how you chose to live at the end of your life with loved ones and healthcare professionals has proven to ease anxieties and reduce stress – for everyone!
The truth is it’s better to have these conversations at the kitchen table than in the Intensive Care Unit during a medical crisis.
Attend one, or all three of our FREE Advance Care Planning Made Easy: How to Decide, Discuss and Document Your End of Life Wishes webinars and learn;
- How to Decide on what you want and who you want to speak for you if you are unable to speak for yourself.
- How to Discuss your end of life wishes with your loved ones and healthcare professionals.
- How to Document your end of life wishes to make sure everyone is on the same page, literally!
If how you live at the end of your life matters, then register to attend one or all three of the webinars below TODAY!
How to Decide What You Want and Who Will Speak for You If You're Unable
How to Discuss Your End of Life Wishes with Your Loved Ones and Healthcare Providers
How to Discuss Your End of Life Wishes with Your Loved Ones and Healthcare Providers
The first webinar will focus on learning the facts and tips necessary to make sound decisions about what your end of life wishes are and who might be the best person to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to make
them for yourself.
Date
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
Coming Soon
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Future Date
October 11, 2022
How to Discuss Your End of Life Wishes with Your Loved Ones and Healthcare Providers
How to Discuss Your End of Life Wishes with Your Loved Ones and Healthcare Providers
How to Discuss Your End of Life Wishes with Your Loved Ones and Healthcare Providers
During the second webinar, you’ll learn how to openly and honestly discuss your end-of-life wishes with your loved ones and chosen health care agent. Next, we’ll show you how to talk with your health care providers. Sharing your end of life wishes gives everyone
a better understanding of what
matters most to you.
Date
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
Coming Soon
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Future Date
October 18, 2022
How to Document Your End of Life Wishes So Everyone Is On the Same Page
How to Discuss Your End of Life Wishes with Your Loved Ones and Healthcare Providers
How to Document Your End of Life Wishes So Everyone Is On the Same Page
The third webinar will be an opportunity to document your end of life choices. Our discussion will center around the Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates (Advance Directives) and Medical Power of Attorney (Your Healthcare Agent).
Date
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
Coming Soon
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Future Date
October 25, 2022
Meet Your Webinar Facilitator
Garrick Colwell
Garrick Colwell has been a Hospice Volunteer since 1987, providing respite care and as a hospice chaplain. He has also served as a volunteer on-call hospital chaplain.
Garrick is a Respecting Choices®, Person-Centered Care, First Steps®, Advance Care Planning Certified Instructor and Facilitator.
As a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Garrick co-created with Hospice Austin Conversations On Grief, a monthly online grief education and support program. He is a Certified Grief Educator by David Kessler at grief.com. Garrick holds a Death and Grief Studies Certification from the Center for Loss and Life Transition under the direction of Alan D Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Garrick is a widower. During his late wife, Kinsloe’s five-year illness, Garrick was her patient advocate, full-time caregiver, and end of life companion. Recently he lost his dad.
Can't Attend? DIY Advance Care Planning Resouces
Your Conversation Starter Audio Guide
Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
Your Guide for Being a Health Care Proxy/Agent
Talking with your loved ones openly and honestly before a medical crisis happens gives everyone a shared understanding of what matters most to you at the end of life.
Set aside 15 minutes. Then download the guide, and watch the video. It will give you peace of mind and make it easier for your loved ones and health care professionals.
Your Guide for Being a Health Care Proxy/Agent
Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
Your Guide for Being a Health Care Proxy/Agent
It’s important to choose a health care proxy/agent – the person who will make decisions about your medical care if
you become unable to make
them for yourself.
This user-friendly guide offers facts and tips necessary to make sound decisions about choosing a health care proxy/agent.
Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
After you’ve had the conversation with your loved ones and chosen your health care proxy/agent, next is talking with your
doctors and nurses about your wishes.
Don’t wait for a medical crisis; talking with your health care team NOW makes it
easier to make medical decisions
when the time comes.
Watch "Being Mortal"
Watch "Being Mortal"
Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team
This film is based on the best-selling book "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End." by Dr. Atul Gawande.
It explores the hopes of patients and families facing a terminal illness, their relationships with their doctors, and the care they
receive near the end of their lives.
Hospice Nurse Julie
Watch "Being Mortal"
Hospice Nurse Julie
Julie has been a hospice nurse for many years. Initially working in the intensive care unit, she felt drawn to use her skills for
the vulnerable at the end-of-life.
She decided that she would post videos on TikTok and Instagram to help educate people on end-of-life care and death.
She shares the valuable experiences of the seniors in her care, and makes sure to refute common myths when it comes to attitudes on seniors and end-of-life care.
Conversation Game
Watch "Being Mortal"
Hospice Nurse Julie
Hello is a conversation game. It's the safe, easy, and fun way to talk about living and dying and what matters most.
Since we' re unable to gather in person these days, there is a Free short version of Hello called "Hi" adapted for play over video chat.
Empathy
EOL Plan
EOL Plan
Losing a loved one is hard enough.
Empathy is here to help you
with everything that comes next.
We guide and support you along your journey of loss, giving you the tools to navigate and prioritize every task.
EOL Plan
EOL Plan
EOL Plan
Alleviate stress & provide peace for your family. EOL (End of Life) Plan
makes it simple for you to:
- Share important and intimate details on how you want your loved ones to remember you
- Make difficult yet necessary decisions with a clear mind so your loved ones can understand and honor your wishes
- Learn imperative information about the end of life process and how you can make it easier for your family
- Live without fear of the future and rest assured that your family will be fully prepared
Lantern
EOL Plan
Lantern
Your Hand To Hold For Life Planning
From proactively planning your end-of-life wishes to navigating what to do after experiencing a loss, Lantern has got
your back — for you, your family,
and the people you love.
FREE "Being Mortal" Screening and Discussion
"The two big unfixables are aging and dying..."
Based on the best-selling book "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End." by Dr. Atul Gawande, this film explores the hopes of patients and families facing a terminal illness, their relationships with their doctors, and the care they receive near the end of their lives. The film follows Dr. Gawande as he shares stories from the people and families he encounters.
After the screening, there is a facilitated discussion about actions you can take to communicate your health care decisions.
If you're interested in sponsoring a FREE 90-minute "Being Mortal" online screening and discussion for your company, faith community or special interest group, please call us today at
512-787- 3402
Death Doulas: Companions At the End of Life
A Personal Note
Death Doulas walk alongside us as we approach the death of a loved one. Caring and lovingly supporting us in our final weeks and days. This is video tells the story of our journey at the end of Kinsloe's life.
Thank you once again Deanna Cochran for being there at this tragic and most precious time for Kinsloe and me. And heartfelt gratitude to Leslie Darffin from KCEN TV for telling our story with such grace, care, and kindness.
Grief Education Webinars
Grief is a natural and organic response to loss.
During Conversations On Grief™ webinars, you'll learn how grief and mourning impacts our life physically, emotionally, cognitively, socially, and spiritually.
You will receive proven, practical ways to help navigate the wilderness of your grief day by day.
Conversations On Grief
Helping Yourself Heal
First Aid for Broken Hearts
Life is both wonderful and devastating. It graces us with joy, and it breaks our hearts. If your heart is broken, this workshop is for you.
Whether you’re struggling with a death, break-up, illness, unwanted life change, or loss of any kind, this workshop will help you both understand your predicament and figure out what
to do about it.
Loss may be an unavoidable part of human life, but it doesn’t have to prevent you from living well. You can and will survive this. If you adopt the basic principles, revealed and tested by one of the world’s beloved grief counselors, you’ll learn in this workshop; you will even go on to thrive.
When you attend this webinar,
you'll learn:
How to Honor Your Unique Grief
Why Mourning Is the Secret Sauce of Grief
The 3 Degrees of Brokenness and How They Affect Your Healing
How to Triage Your Broken Heart
How to Find Short-Term Care Where to Go for Long-Term Care
How to Let the Mending Begin
The webinar is based on a book written
by Alan D Wolfelt, PH.D. titled First Aid for Broken Hearts. Visit www.centerforloss.com to learn more.
Date
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
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Future Dates
September 15, 2022
December 8, 2022
Find Meaning After Loss
Grief is extremely powerful. It’s easy to get stuck in your pain and remain bitter, angry, or depressed. Grief grabs you by the heart ad doesn’t seem to let go.
But if you can manage to find meaning in even the most senseless loss, you can do more that get unstuck. When circumstances are at their worst, you can find your best.
You can keep growing and finding ways to live a good and someday even joyful life, one enriched by the lessons and love of the person who died.
When you attend this webinar,
you’ll learn:
Why the 6 Stages of Grief Were Never Meant to Be Linear
What Is Meaning Making in Grief
Types of Meaning Making
How Meaning Making Can Help You Remember the Person Who Died with More Love Than Pain
Why Meaning Making is the Key to Recovery from Grief
The Keys to Finding Acceptance and Moving into Meaning Making
Why Post-Traumatic Growth Is an Important Part of Meaning Making
This webinar is based on a book written by David Kessler titled, Finding Meaning, The Sixth Stage of Grief. Visit www.grief.com to learn more.
Date
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
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Future Dates
September 29, 2022
Devember 15, 2022
The Guilt of Grief
Guilt and regret are two of the most common feelings in grief. The finality
of death allows no more time for apologizing or making amends. There’s no longer room for second chances.
nd so for many grievers it’s normal to ponder “if-onlys” and experience the pain of mistakes made and opportunities squandered.
Yet shining the healing light of understanding and forgiveness on the guilt and regret of grief is within your power. If you befriend and find restorative ways to express these natural feelings, they will soften.
This webinar offers the compassionate insight and tools you need to evolve from guilt to grace, one healing
day at a time.
This webinar is based on a book written by Alan D Wolfelt, PH.D. titled, The Guilt of Grief: How to Understand, Empress and Restoratively Express Gruilt and Regret After Loss. Visit www.centerforloss.com to learn more.
Date
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
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Future Date
October 13, 2022
The Anger of Grief
Anger in grief is natural. It’s normal to feel anger and other explosive emotions such as hate, blame, terror, resentment, rage, and jealousy after the death of someone you love or another significant life loss.
Yet it’s challenging to experience these feelings day after day. And it can be hard knowing what to do about them. Allowing them to seethe and build up inside you is not the answer. Neither
is lashing out at people who
care about you.
When you attend this webinar,
you’ll learn how to;
Understand and be with your
anger as a natural part of mourning
Express your anger and other
explosive emotions in restorative ways
Soothe your anger to help
your healing journey in grief
Use time tested tips, tools, and proven techniques for living the remainder of your days with less suffering
and more joy.
This webinar is based on a book written by Alan D Wolfelt, PH.D. titled, The
Anger of Grief: How to Understand and Restorative Express Explosive Emotions After Loss. Visit www.centerforloss.com
to learn more.
Date
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
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Future Date
October 20, 2022
Why Men Grieve Differently and
How to Support Them
Men grieve differently than women. Their grief languages are not the same. Yet grief does not have to divide. We will explore the differences and learn practical, loving ways to support
men in grief.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Our grief as a man or a woman is as unique and individual as we are, however, there are differences.
Men tend to think their way through grief, women seem to feel their way. Women often perceive men as being void of emotions, reluctant to share their feelings. Maybe it’s because men are taught to honor the pain of loss, then hide any feelings associated with it. And when men and women try to talk with one another about their grief they quickly find they are speaking two different grief languages.
In this webinar, we will explore the root cause of these differences. We will discuss how to replace expectation and judgement with understanding and compassion. You will learn practical helping skills you can use to give the men in your life heart
centered support.
The webinar is based on a book by Elizabeth Levang, Ph.D., titles When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently
and How You Can Help. Visit www.levangandassociates.com
to learn more.
Date
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
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Future Dates
October 27, 2022
What to Say and What NOT
to Say to Someone Grieving
Someone you care about has suffered a loss. As a supportive friend or family member, you instinctively want to offer comfort but don’t know what to say. Then in a moment
of emotional awkwardness and with the best of intentions, you say:
“He’s in a better place.”
“There is a reason for everything.”
“Aren’t you over him yet, he has been dead for a while now?”
"You can have another child still.”
"She was such a good person God wanted her to be with him.”
“I know how you feel.” “Be strong.”
You meant no harm; however, what you just said was not helpful or supportive. So, what do you say, and what do you not say when someone -is grieving?
When you attend this webinar,
you'll learn:·
64 of the Worst Things You Can Say and How to Avoid Them.
64 of the Best Things You Can Say and the Best Ways to Say Them.
Why Grief is a Journey, NOT a Destination.
How to “Companion” the Griever on Their Journey Through the Wilderness of Grief.
Six Common Grief Emotions and How They Impact a Griever’s Daily Life.
How to Deal with the Physical Symptoms of Grief.
6 Grief Myths and How They Can Prevent the Griever from Moving Forward.
This webinar in part is based on a book written by Alan D Wolfelt, PH.D. titled, Sympathy and Condolances: What to Say and Write to Convey Your Support After Loss. Visit www.centerforloss.com
to learn more.
Date
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
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Future Date
November 3, 2022
Expected Loss
Coping with Anticipatory Grief
We don’t only experience grief after a
loss we often experience it before.
If someone we love is seriously ill, or if we’re concerned about upcoming hardships of any kind, we naturally begin to grieve right now. This process of anticipatory grief is normal, but it can also be confusing and painful.
This compassionate guide will help you understand and befriend your grief as
well as find effective ways to express
it as you live your daily life.
Life is change, and change is hard. This webinar will help see you through.
When you attend this webinar,
you will learn:
What anticipatory grief is
What causes anticipatory grief
How anticipatory grief is different
from regular grief
Why grief and mourning
are not the same
How to care for and love
someone who is dying
This webinar is based on a book written
by Alan D Wolfelt, PH.D. titled, Expected
Loss: Coping with Anticipatory Grief. Visit www.centerforloss.com to learn more.
Date
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
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Future Date
November 10, 2022
Too Much Loss
Coping with Grief Overload
If you are feeling overwhelmed by too much loss in your life, this webinar
is for you.
Grief overload is what you feel when you experience too many significant losses all at once, in a relatively short period of time, or cumulatively. In addition to the deaths of loved ones, such losses can also include divorce, estrangement, illness, relocation, job changes, and more. Our minds and hearts have enough trouble coping with a single loss, so when the losses pile up,
the grief often seems especially
chaotic and defeating.
The good news is that through intentional, active mourning, you can and will find your way back to
hope and healing.
When you attend this webinar,
you’ll learn:
What grief overload is
and how to cope with it
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What you may think and feel when you are experiencing grief overload
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Your six needs of mourning and
how they will help you heal
How to make a mourning plan
What reconciling your grief
looks and feels like
How the Grief Overload Mourner’s Bill of Rights can help you
actively mourn
This webinar is based on a book written
by Alan D Wolfelt, PH.D. titled, Too Much Loss: Coping with Grief Overload.
Visit www.centerforloss.com
to learn more.
Date
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
Coming Soon
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Future Date
November 17, 2022
If You're Lonely
Finding Your Way
Ironically, if you are lonely, you’re not alone. People the world over are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness. In the US, one in five of us reports feeling lonely, and almost half of seniors are lonely on a regular basis. Loneliness hurts, and it can lead to depression, addiction, physical problems, and other harmful consequences.
When you attend this compassionate webinar, you'll learn:
How to Better Understand
Your Loneliness
The Important Distinction
Between Isolation and Solitude
Practical Suggestions
for Reclaiming Community
How to Build Meaningful
Connections In Ways That Suit You
Finding your way back to companionship and hope is not only possible, it’s essential. You deserve to feel better. You deserve connection. This webinar will help
you find your way.
This webinar is based on a book written
by Alan D Wolfelt, PH.D. titled, If You’re Lonely: Finding Your Way. Visit www.centerforloss.com
to learn more.
Date
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
Registration
Coming Soon
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Future Date
December 1, 2022
Meet Your Facilitator
Garrick Colwell
Garrick Colwell has been a Hospice Volunteer since 1987, providing respite care and as a hospice chaplain. He has also served as a volunteer on-call hospital chaplain.
Garrick is a Respecting Choices®, Person-Centered Care, First Steps®, Advance Care Planning Certified Instructor and Facilitator.
As a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Garrick co-created with Hospice Austin Conversations On Grief, a monthly online grief education and support program. He is a Certified Grief Educator by David Kessler at grief.com. Garrick holds a Death and Grief Studies Certification from the Center for Loss and Life Transition under the direction of Alan D Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Garrick is a widower. During his late wife, Kinsloe’s five-year illness, Garrick was her patient advocate, full-time caregiver, and end of life companion. Recently he lost his dad.