BookLiving with Grief® Series

Living with Grief Since COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has successfully shattered the assumptive world — the view that the world is reasonably safe, benevolent, and predictable. It is that loss of innocence that lies at the heart of our individual and collective trauma. Staggering numbers of non-death and death losses have occurred during the pandemic, which will inevitably lead to a consequent pandemic of complicated grief for survivors of all deaths, whether they be as a result of COVID-19 or not. Going forward, there may be opportunities for posttraumatic growth as a country, as lessons learned throughout the pandemic ultimately improve health and bereavement care, especially through accessible, community-based models of care for populations that have been affected most gravely and who have been historically the most underserved in the United States.

From the Foreword by Dr. J. William Worden
Read these chapters with interest and share their knowledge of the pandemic’s implications with colleagues and friends. After all, one of the best avenues for problem solving is when bright people shine light on tough issues.

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Table of Contents

FOREWORD

William Worden

INTRODUCTION

Setting the Stage: Pandemics as a Change Agent

Kenneth J. Doka

The Impact of COVID-19 on Black America

Paul C. Rosenblatt and Beverly R. Wallace

Challenges to Hospice and Palliative Medicine in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Leah McDonald

Voices: COVID-19 Reflections: Maintaining Patient-Centered Care

Mary McDonald

Death and Dying in America’s Nursing Homes: The Impact of COVID-19

Elaine Healy

Voices: The Disparity Between Personal and Professional Grief: One Nurse’s Story

Brenda Kotar

When Grief Goes Viral:  Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Robert A. Neimeyer and Sherman A. Lee

Voices: In it for the Long Haul

Lisa O’Brien

 Grief Groups in 2020: Transitioning to a Virtual Platform

Maria Georgopoulos

Voices: Finding Resilience and Hope Amidst the Pain of Grief

Mary Cidoni

Spiritual Challenges and Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gary S. Fink

Voices: Our Buildings Are Closed, but Our Churches Are Open

Paul A. Metzler

Funerals in the Age of COVID-19

Kenneth J. Doka

Voices: Supporting Families During COVID-19: A Funeral Director’s Experience

William Villanova

Index