Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

Maureen – Compounded grief during a pandemic

Maureen discusses how grief can be compounded during a pandemic

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Sarah K – Grieving in isolation

Sarah discusses isolation, being in grief during the pandemic and the importance of keeping connected

Jane – Preparing for another loss

Jane talks about her experience with another grandparent dying after losing two grandparents over the last few years.

Maureen – Hospital restrictions during a pandemic

Maureen discusses hospital restrictions while her father-in-law was palliative during the pandemic

Andrea – Loneliness and support

Andrea talks about how tough it is to be alone and how her friends and family have come through for her

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

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.