Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

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

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

Karyn and Aidan discuss creating a celebrating of life during the pandemic

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

Corrie – Pandemic of grief

Corrie discusses how much grief there is

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

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Karyn and Aidan – Support from others

Karyn and Aidan discuss how family, friends, and people they didn’t know in the community supported them.Talking, meals, dog walking are among the things that made a huge difference.

Maureen – End stages during a pandemic

Maureen talks about the end stages of 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

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.