What we’ve learnt about bereavement during the pandemic
Feb 03, 2021
3 minutes
THE coronavirus pandemic has been extremely distressing for those who are bereaved and grieving, regardless of whether Covid-19 was the actual cause of death of their loved one.
We know anecdotally and from emerging research that people who have lost someone during the pandemic were less likely to have visited them before they died or able to attend the funeral.
Our Bereavement Diaries project, which gathered pandemic diaries of people supporting the bereaved in assisted living and retirement villages, or who trained as Cruse bereavement volunteers, adds nuance to this narrative.
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