Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane shares how she has learned to be more present in her feelings while grieving during the pandemic.

Kim – Some cry some don’t

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

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

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

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief

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

Holly – Singing in the last days

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

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

Jane – Struggling to process layers of grief

Jane talks about her experience navigating multiple losses in a short time and the impact the pandemic has had on that by adding even more multi-facitated layers of grief

Nicole – Stigma Surrounding Drug Use

Nicole discusses how the stigma around drug use has an impact on how people feel able to grieve when those in their community are lost.