Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

Karyn and Aidan – Supporting each other

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they supported each other and how they coped with John being hospitalized

Tips for Grieving During the Holidays

The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, especially when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. Whether it’s the first holiday season without someone, the holidays mark a time where someone you love died, or it’s just hard to be around celebration when you’re not feeling celebratory, December can feel heavy.

These are a few tips for grieving during the holidays.

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Safe Spaces and Mental Health Access

Nicole discusses how the pandemic affected access to safe spaces and shelters for those living rough and living with addiction.

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Maureen – End stages during a pandemic

Maureen talks about the end stages of her father-in-law during the pandemic.