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Council on Foreign Relations
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have died amid the coronavirus pandemic, both from the disease known as COVID-19 and other ailments. Compounding the pain and loss as the death toll mounts is the inability to grieve as before — yet another wrenching disruption affecting cultures and faiths worldwide.
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Los Angeles Times
It's been seven weeks since Karen Blanks' brother-in-law died from COVID-19, but his death still doesn't seem real to her.
She and her husband couldn't visit Scott Blanks in the hospital. They couldn't view his body at the mortuary before he was cremated. They're not holding a memorial service until large gatherings are permitted.
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Detroit Free Press
Everything about the death of James Beavers was complicated, beginning with the fact that no one expected him to die.
The 55-year-old Detroit husband, father and grandfather had a bad cough from what seemed to be a cold. He also had health problems for years — congestive heart failure, diabetes, a history of pneumonia and was on oxygen.
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Education Week
Phillip Perry was a principal who lived and breathed his school. He attended every ballgame and pep rally at G.W. Carver Middle School. When his colleague, Karen Hassell, would visit his building, she radioed for Perry because he was never in his office — preferring to be in the classrooms and hallways with students.
Perry died March 31 of COVID-19 at age 49. His decline was swift, catching students and teachers at the Waco, Texas, school off guard.
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WTNH-TV
The Red Cross is now offering grief counseling and other support resources to families who have lost loved ones to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual Family Assistance Center offers information and resources to help families during this difficult time.
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McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Having honest conversations with long-term care residents about their end-of-life wishes should always be a priority for primary care physicians, specialists and facility clinicians. The COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the timeliness and value of these crucial discussions.
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By Lisa Cole
In the throes of the uptick of the COVID-19 pandemic, my son sent me a text from a colleague of his lamenting that while thousands are and will be dying, the public is only hearing from scientists, politicians and economists. He implored experts grounded in the humanities speak directly about death before it arrives.
My kid said, "Mom, do it," and proceeded to ask me a question that ripped my heart right open.
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The News Herald
Froma Harrop writes: I just lost a dear elderly friend to cancer. Home hospice workers kept him comfortable. He spent his final weeks watching spring unfold in the outdoor Eden he had nurtured for decades. He died peacefully at night with me present.
My friend's death had little to do with COVID-19. One can say that he was spared the trauma of getting hit by that deadly virus in the jaws of a pandemic. He wasn't among the tragic thousands who died at home without medical attention.
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Medical Xpress
New "End of Life Care in Frailty" guidelines have been published by the British Geriatrics Society to help doctors, nurses and allied health professionals provide high-quality, person-centered care for older people approaching the end of their lives, both during the pandemic and in the future. The guidelines aim to improve end-of-life care for all older people with frailty, not just those diagnosed with COVID-19.
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