Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Laura- Loss to Covid & Disconnection

When Death Feels like a Thief

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

Christian talks about those that have very little and how COVID amplified their difficulties

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

Lynda talks about how things are so much more complicated in these times

Christian – Supporting people who may die

Christian talks about going from zero overdoses to 50 in a matter of months and how to help people who may die

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic

Michele – Talks about being a death doula

Michele explains what death doula’s do. Doula means servant. They support people on many different levels… for instance, emotionally, spiritually and physically

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt