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Siblings Erika and Dwayne Bermudez comfort one another during a short viewing of their mother, Eudiana Smith, at The Family Funeral Home, May 2, 2020, in Newark, New Jersey.
Lifestyle & Belief
The pandemic has disrupted how we grieve. The effects could be long-lasting.
People gather around a coffin on a boat
COVID-19
Mourning in the midst of a pandemic
A orca lands on the beach to catch a baby sea lion
What a grieving orca mother tells us about animals and death
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock in "Practical Magic"
Aha Moments
Aha Moment: ‘Practical Magic’
A still from "That Dragon, Cancer."
Culture
How a child’s struggle with cancer became an affecting video game
My memorials
Culture
Social media is transforming the way we view death and grieving
Andrea Soldo is consoled by family members after receiving a flag during the funeral services for her husband, Las Vegas police officer Igor Soldo, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 12, 2014.
Culture
Americans don’t talk much about death, but that may be changing
Can Bereavement Be a Mental Illness?
White House Lifts Ban on Sending Condolences After Military Suicides
Environment
‘Complicated grief’ is a new medical condition affecting one million Americans