Calgary father deals with grief by bringing people together for Christmas
CTV
A Calgary father who recently lost his 18-month-old son is working to make the holidays less lonely for people.
A Calgary father who recently lost his 18-month-old son is working to make the holidays less lonely for people.
“(Rhett) was a really happy boy and I was really looking forward to teaching him how to skate,” said Spencer Weilermann.
Weilermann has always had a complicated relationship with the holidays.
He didn’t start celebrating Christmas until 2019 as his family doesn’t observe the occasion.
But, with the unexpected death of his son in October, Weilermann expects this Christmas to be a difficult one.
Boxing Day also marks 10 years since his grandma died.
“I’ve felt a lot of loss this year and just around Christmas as well and I know that I’m definitely not the only one,” Weilermann said.
