Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Maureen – Isolated in a nursing home

Maureen talks about her father-in-law isolated and palliative during the pandemic

Maureen – Hospital restrictions during a pandemic

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

Sunny- Grief and Maintaining Health

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Lynda – “Resilience”

Lynda discusses what resilience is all about

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Maureen – Funeral during the pandemic

Maureen talks about funeral arrangements during a pandemic

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

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

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

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

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.

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.