Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

Maureen – Hospital restrictions during a pandemic

Maureen discusses hospital restrictions while her father-in-law was palliative during the pandemic

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

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

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

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

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Kim – Facebook and connecting

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

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.

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost