Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Maureen – Funeral during the pandemic

Maureen talks about funeral arrangements during a pandemic

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

Maureen – “Not being able to be with your loved one”

Maureen discusses ideas of how you can honour a loved now until it is safe to come together.

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

Jean – My Story

Jean talks about isolation and grieving during a pandemic

Nicole – Pandemic Leads to Increase in Drug Poisoning

Nicole discusses the increase in drug poisonings during the pandemic due to a number of factors.

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

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

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic