This message was sent to ##Email## May 21, 2020       ADEC Homepage Receive this from a colleague? Become a member of ADEC to receive your own bi-weekly copy      DEATH, GRIEF & LOSS How the world has learned to grieve in a pandemic 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.  READ MORE Coronavirus grief is like no other. 'Everything just feels fake' 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.  READ MORE In the coronavirus era, death is difficult. But so is being a mourner 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.  READ MORE    COUNSELING & SUPPORT Helping students grieve from a distance 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.  READ MORE Red Cross offering grief counseling, resources to families who lose loved ones to COVID-19 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.  READ MORE    END-OF-LIFE ISSUES Setting minds and hearts at ease: A clinician's guide to end-of-life-care conversations 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.  READ MORE When someone is dying, what can we do? 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.  READ MORE Pandemic makes end-of-life care harder 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.  READ MORE High-quality end-of-life care will enable older people with frailty to live well and die well 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.  READ MORE    MISSED AN ISSUE OF THE THANATOLOGY NEWSBRIEF? VISIT AND SEARCH THE ARCHIVE TODAY. Thanatology NewsBrief Connect with ADEC Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version | Disclaimer  Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469-420-2601 | Download media kit Sheila Kiley, Content Editor, 469-420-2658  | Contribute news Association for Death Education and Counseling 400 S 4th St., Suite 745E | Minneapolis, MN 55415  | 612-337-1808 | Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063