Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

Maureen – “Not being able to be with your loved one”

Maureen discusses ideas of how you can honour a loved now until it is safe to come together.

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom

Andrea – Loneliness and support

Andrea talks about how tough it is to be alone and how her friends and family have come through for her

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

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.

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Laura- Loss to Suicide

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

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

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.