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

Kim – Facebook and connecting

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

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

Andrea – Couples versus being single

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during pandemic

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

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Maureen – Hospital restrictions during a pandemic

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