Death and Grief During a Pandemic

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.

Maureen – Isolated in a nursing home

Maureen talks about her father-in-law isolated and palliative during the pandemic

Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to have a loved on in an old age home

Jane – Grief and yoga

Jane shares about the impact yoga, and moving her body in general, on her mental health while she processes grief.

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to avoid triggers

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during 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

Zoreena – My Story

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

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Kim – Some cry some don’t

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