Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

What I know about grief

The following are some things I know to be true about grief for me, based on my lived experience. Some of them may resonate with you as well. Grief is unique to the people experiencing it in each moment, so please take whatever makes sense to you from this share and leave whatever doesn’t.

Laura- Loss to Covid & Disconnection

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

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

Maureen – Funeral during the pandemic

Maureen talks about funeral arrangements during a pandemic

Jane – Grief and meditation

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.

Michele – My Story

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

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

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