Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Lynda – “Zoom and the importance of connecting”

Lynda discusses why it’s important to stay connected and how you can do it.

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

Lynda talks about how things are so much more complicated in these times

Laura- Loss to Suicide

Jane – My Story

Jane shares her story about losing two of her grandparents just before the pandemic and the ways the pandemic has impacted her ability to process 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.

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.

Christian – Language around those pushed to the margins

Christian talks about how people who are pushed to the margins are not discussed as part of our community and how we need to include them. As a community how do we care for our neighbours and how do we mourn the loss of our neighbours

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic

Kim – Some cry some don’t

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