"Write things down: memories, stories. Grief just has this way of taking over your body, your memory. I have so much brain fog from grief, but I find things I've written down, I can go back and read. It just all comes back and or some of it's like, 'I don't remember that, but thank god I wrote that down.'"
"Going back and having that to read is what you want to do at the end of your day. And it's heartwarming. At the end of the day when the kids are asleep and it's just time for yourself, you just think about that person."
Meredith Gaudreau, widow of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau who died in August 2024, shared grief processing strategies on a podcast. She emphasized the importance of documenting memories, stories, and conversations in writing because grief affects memory and cognition. Meredith preserves detailed records for her three young children, including screenshots of text exchanges with Johnny about their third pregnancy. These written memories serve dual purposes: they create a legacy for her children to access later and provide her personal comfort during quiet moments. Reading saved messages and stories helps her reconnect with her husband and process her loss.
Read at TODAY.com
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