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The empty chair: Canadians face first Christmas without loved ones lost to COVID-19 by Adina Bresge, The Canadian Press Posted Dec 21, 2020 9:59 am EDT Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 10:14 am EDT The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a pall over the holiday season, leaving thousands of chairs permanently empty at the Christmas dinner table. Many Canadians are contending with a cascade of grief as they prepare for their first Christmas without a loved one who died of COVID-19, said Susan Cadell, a social work professor who studies grief at University of Waterloo. Special occasions often evoke fond memo...

Adina Bresge December 21, 2020 - 6:59 AM The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a pall over the holiday season, leaving thousands of chairs permanently empty at the Christmas dinner table. Many Canadians are contending with a cascade of grief as they prepare for their first Christmas without a loved one who died of COVID-19, said Susan Cadell, a social work professor who studies grief at University of Waterloo. Special occasions often evoke fond memories of the person who died, sharpening the pain of their absence, Cadell said. The inexorable jolliness of the season can al...