When I’ve asked people what they lost in the past year of pandemic life, the answer often starts the same way. “I can’t complain.” Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times “I’m one of the lucky ones.” “I know I should count my blessings.” They are, of course, comparing their losses to the loss of life of 2.6 million people around the world during this pandemic, which makes it harder to talk about these smaller losses. Many people have lost precious time with family and friends, or they’ve been forced to cancel travel plans and miss milestone events like graduations and weddings. In the hierarchy of human suffering during the pandemic, a canceled prom, a lost vacation or missing out on seeing a child’s first steps may not sound like much, but mental health experts say that all loss needs to be acknowledged and grieved. “People don’t feel like they have the right to grieve,”
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Carole Geithner Relaunches If Only, Shining a Realistic Light on Grief in Adolescents
Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Geithner s Coming of Age Novel Brings Grief Out of the Shadows for Parents and Children
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If Only by Carole Geithner tells the story of 13-year-old Corinna s first year struggling with the aching loss of her mother to cancer while navigating typical coming-of-age dilemmas. Despite her alienation from many of her peers, she succeeds in finding support in a year that will change her life forever – all while learning more about her mother in the process.