Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Jane – Remembering loved ones

Jane talks about some ways she remembers her grandparents since her passing and the comfort that brings her as she grieves for them.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

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.

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Holly – Singing in the last days

Holly talks about her partner’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the pandemic, their decisions, faith and how singing

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

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.

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom