Grief in a time of Coronavirus

摘要

Death is indiscriminate and touches us all, yet our proximity to it has never been closer. As frontline workers you will be acutely aware how it permeates people's lives with unprecedented regularity. Losing a loved one whilst social distancing measures are in place is heart wrenching, painful and traumatic. Death may come quickly and unexpectedly, and we may not have an opportunity to say goodbye or tell those closest to us how much we love them. In our hearts, we will want to honour our loved ones by either giving them the ceremony they chose or the one we wanted them to have. Unfortunately, this will not be possible at the moment, so we may not be able to pay our respects or say goodbye to our beloved friends or family in person. How we celebrate a loved one's life today is very different to how we could ever imagine it to be.