Learning the stages of grief can help you heal after losing a loved one to COVID-19 Countless families have not properly grieved the loss of a loved one. A home care expert explains what you can do to help you heal. https://www.abcactionnews.com/rebound/coronavirus-stress/learning-the-stages-of-grief-can-help-you-heal-after-losing-a-loved-one-to-covid-19 and last updated 2021-05-05 07:30:02-04 TAMPA, Fla. â "It is a terrible thing to lose someone. It's equally terrible to lose yourself in grief," said Peter Snelling, Executive Director with Tampa's Right at Home. He says it helps to learn the four main stages of grief: denial, bargaining, anger and acceptance. "Denial is something that results from someone saying, 'I can't believe this is happening to me.' Bargaining could be 'If only I had taken him to the doctor earlier,' or 'If only I could have told him goodbye in the right way.' And there's a lot of guilt associated with that," he explained.