Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Lynda – “Same storm different boat”

Lynda discusses how grief is universal yet unique to everyone

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

Sunny- The Importance of Friends While Grieving

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

Marija – Feeling Disenfranchised Grief in a Pandemic

Marija talks about disenfranchised grief and Covid

Kate – Triggers

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

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

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

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.

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Sarah K – Grieving during a pandemic

Sarah discusses how the pandemic has pulled back the curtain on grief

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.