Grief and Healing: Too Much Death

A dear friend finally lost a long battle with cancer last night and left this plane of existence.

We will remember Jim for his kindness, his generosity and his infectious laugh.

We are living in times where death seems much closer to our awareness than in considerable memory. In a strangely symmetrical way, we are constantly being reminded to "stay six feet away" from other people... but it is hard to think of another time where failing to do so might result in a journey "six feet UNDER."

In 2020, we lost more friends to Covid than we lost from "natural" causes, and we were repeatedly in a state of "high alert" because someone we knew had been confirmed positive. Thankfully, most of them made it to live another day.

With a heavy heart, I think of those who die in hospital... alone, because the infectious nature of the illness precludes them having family present. And so, they draw their last painful breath alone, with only a ventilator and vitals monitor for company.

Grieving the dead is difficult enough, when they pass under "normal" circumstances... but how do we grieve and find closure when we were prevented from saying a last goodbye to a loved one? How do we find closure when the last time we saw someone they merely had a cough and fever... and how we get handed a box of ashes? And we never got to know what came in between?

The buzzphrase of 2020-21 seems to be "unprecedented times." To be honest, I think most of us are ready for some "precedented" times!

In the meantime, what we can do is practice the best possible self-care, and keep in mind that grief doesn't come with a schedule, nor are there any rules for how you process it.

Thanks for reading, and Bright Blessings!

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