Those who have lost loved ones know that the grief never really goes away; it just lessens over timeKelly Brown's 74-year-old father got sick first with COVID-19, followed by her 71-year-old mom just two days later. But prolonged grief is both real and potentially debilitating, said Skritskaya, a research scientist and clinical psychologist with the Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University in New York. She is still mad at the world.”A study published in the fall predicted a likely increase in cases of prolonged grief linked to the pandemic. Already, people who lost loved ones to COVID-19 are filling social media pages with stories of tears and sadness that just won't go away. One private Facebook page dealing with COVID-19 losses has more than 10,000 members, and continuing grief is a constant thread of discussion.

Source: ABC News July 06, 2021 15:45 UTC