Pandemic grief isn’t just for people who lost a loved one
The United States surpassed 800,000 COVID-19 deaths in mid-December, a staggering figure that reveals, behind it, another: Each of those people left behind friends, family, and loved ones who mourn their loss. But it’s more than bereavement we’re feeling, says Elizabeth A. Bachen, psychology professor at Mills College. And those feelings aren’t just for people who lost a loved one.