Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Jean – It’s all about love

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

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

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

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Karyn and Aidan – Going forward

Karyn and Aidan talk about Aidan’s wedding after John died and how they continue to cope

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom

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.

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

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

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