COVID-19

Hoe Ik Het Rouwvocabulaire Maak Dat Mist in Onze Taal

Sterkte. Dat is wat we in het Nederlands zeggen om elkaar kracht te wensen als er iets moeilijks is gebeurd. We wensen elkaar nooit zachtheid of de openheid om het allemaal te kunnen ervaren.

How I’m Creating the Grief Vocabulary My Language Doesn’t Have

By Babet te Winkel

The Dutch wish each other strength to move through tough times. But in loss, we need different words of support.

‘Call It Grief and Then See if it Changes How You View it’

By Nishta J. Mehra

Grief can have a clarifying effect, a way of lasering away the mundane. Here's how you can apply some lessons from loss to this year's surreal new world.

How I Found an Unexpected Gift in the Berkshire Hills

By Michael Flamini

My New York City apartment ceased being a happy place after my partner died. Over the years, and especially during this pandemic, my second home became my salvation.

A Widowed Mother’s Day à la COVID-19

By RoseAnna Cyr

In the midst of a global pandemic, this day might actually feel a bit more aligned with what I want it to be.

The Grief Cliché of the COVID Era

By Gina DeMillo Wagner

My late brother would have been extremely susceptible to the virus that has upended our lives. But don’t tell me to be grateful that he’s gone.

Young Widowhood in the Time of Corona

By Mira Simone Etlin-Stein

While we’re 'all in this together,' my experience is very much my own. Here's how I am learning to navigate the space between personal and collective grief.

Surviving the Agony of Anticipation

By Carla Steckman

As I see the world sink into the abyss amid the coronavirus pandemic, I recall the first days after my daughter Talia’s terminal diagnosis.

Why I’m Working to Send 10,000 Tablets to COVID-19 Hospital Units and Hospices

By Kristina Libby

Death rituals are an integral part of our grieving process. Here's how you can help COVID-19 hospice patients separated from their loved ones say goodbye.