NH Business Review
Pandemic complicates the grieving process
For people who have lost loved ones, the disruption of rituals around mourning can have a lasting impact
March 5, 2021
After 16-month-old Clyde Austin died unexpectedly at home in October his parents opted for an outdoor celebration of life at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, a place the family had enjoyed visiting together. (Courtesy photo).
Victoria Austin and her husband Brent were on their screened-in porch, having a nightmare conversation. Their son, Clyde, died unexpectedly at home at just 16 months. Because of the pandemic, they couldn’t talk about arrangements in the warmth of their Derry home, so to keep everyone safe they were meeting with a funeral home director in the cool October breeze.