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31.01.2021 / 15:55

‘Unsupported grief is a real reality’: Funeral homes adapt to ongoing pandemic

live stream.Korn, an only child, says the service lasted 30 minutes — a completely different experience than the seven-day shiva she had for her dad when he died 10 years ago.“Nobody would touch me. Nobody would console me,” she says.

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Quebec researchers to study delayed grieving process caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions

COVID-19 pandemic, which forbids families from holding traditional funeral ceremonies.Teaming up with funeral homes in Quebec, the study will look at delayed and disrupted mourning and the impacts that has on families and loved ones left grieving someone who passed since the beginning of the health crisis last March.According to funeral home manager Marie-Eve Garneau from Garneau Thanatologue funeral service, limited capacity due to social distancing measures has caused mourners to make “heartbreaking choices” with regards to which family members get to attend the very small services.“Going through a pandemic is already something that is hard enough.

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Pandemic restrictions create barriers for grieving families, experts say

COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Manitobans, it has also robbed their loved ones of the ability to grieve collectively.Strict pandemic restrictions across the province have severely limited gathering sizes over the past number of months, which means many Manitobans aren’t able to gather to mourn the passing of a friend or family member.Andrea Warnick, a registered psychotherapist and member of the Canadian Grief Alliance, told 680 CJOB that the limitations caused by the coronavirus have put a lot of roadblocks in the way of people’s grief.

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Pandemic restrictions on funerals can add extra layer of grief for those mourning loved ones: psychologist

Funeral homes struggle with COVID-19 restrictions: ‘It’s in our heart to want to serve people’ “I had to say goodbye to my dad over the phone,” she said.Grieving is painful enough, but Meneghetti said planning a funeral to meet guidelines is an extra burden. Services are limited to 10 people.

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National grief strategy needed to help Canadians cope with coronavirus: experts

Entertaining people with his stories, jokes and musical talents on multiple instruments like the drums, saxophone and keyboards made Gord Kudlak a magnet for a large community that loved him.

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My Mom Died 12 Years Ago. And No, I'll Never ‘Get Over’ It

I want my mom. I just want to lie my head in her lap, let her rub my back, and take a break.

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COVID-19: Navigating grief and mourning during a global pandemic

Albertan Maae Czan feels as though she’s navigating two alternate universes: the oddly surreal space of COVID-19 restrictions and the devastating fog of losing a child. Czan’s two-year-old daughter Rio had cerebral palsy and died March 13 after coming down with a cold.

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Grieving without goodbye: Saskatchewan psychologist talks loss during pandemic

Grief starts with goodbye, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made that impossible for some people to do in person.

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