• Reflections of a Hockey Mom

    Our ineptitude for grief

    Today the Go Fund Me page will be taken down for the survivors and families of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. Smart move by Kevin Garinger. He seems like a very intelligent man. Every day I’m seeing posts on Twitter and the news about services being held for the victims. We’re learning about the whole person, rather than the hockey player, the background to the names and faces that have been etched into our minds over the past two weeks. It’s hard to believe it’s only been two weeks! Slowly, other news items are creeping in, and a nation’s attention shifts back to mindless scrolling through political tensions, racism, sexism, any…