Sharon was with him every day in his final weeks, but her grieving still feels incomplete.
“There’s no closure,” she said.
There was no ceremony. David, 82, was simply interred. The family, split between Saskatchewan and Manitoba, opted against a virtual or small-scale service under COVID-19 restrictions. Sharon wanted a real service, where David’s circle of friends and family could gather to share food, memories and support.
“I would really hope that we can have some kind of a celebration,” she said, “when we’re able to.”
That day will be coming soon. Funeral homes across the province are preparing for a backlog of postponed funerals, as families who’ve waited months to organize a restriction-free ceremony finally have the chance to do so on July 11.
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She remembers feeling sorry for other families who had to grieve under pandemic restrictions. She never expected it would happen to her until her husband, David Bagwell, passed away on May 7 in Regina.
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Sharon was with him every day in his final weeks, but her grieving still feels incomplete.
“There’s no closure,” she said.
There was no ceremony. David, 82, was simply interred. The family, split between Saskatchewan and Manitoba, opted against a virtual or small-scale service under COVID-19 restrictions. Sharon wanted a real service, where David’s circle of friends and family could gather to share food, memories and support.