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.

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

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

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

Marija explains how all of the losses we experience during a pandemic are compounded

Kim – Facebook and connecting

Kim – discussses our need to connect and how Facebook was useful after her Mum’s death

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

Jean – It’s all about love

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

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

Christian talks about those that have very little and how COVID amplified their difficulties