Grieving difficult through COVID, Hospice making chances to help

PRINCE GEORGE — Losing a loved one is never easy and COVID-19 seems to have reinforced how difficult it can sometimes be especially when it’s not always easy to be able to be with family. As such, dealing with the grief that comes with that is an equally hard task. That’s why the Prince George Hospice House has been running a drop-in zoom group to talk about people’s grievances.

“Grief takes a long time for some people and it shows up differently throughout the course of the experience so often people will think that there is something wrong with them but there’s nothing wrong. They’re grieving and they’re doing it normally and naturally so just that support, that someone to talk to, makes all the difference in the world,” explained Denise Torgerson, Community Programs Manager at the Prince George Hospice.

Meanwhile, the Hospice has had to limit bedside visits to two people per, unless death is imminent. The use of common rooms has also been phased out due to COVID-19. To help combat that, a tent has been put up for family and friends to gather between visits and recently, celebrations of life.