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Impacts of the pandemic on anticipatory grief

Receiving a diagnosis from a doctor that explains your previously unexplainable symptoms can often bring about feelings of relief. But this year, the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, and its diagnosis has offered its targets no such comfort. In this post, Penn State Abington’s Abigail Akande discusses experiences with anticipatory grief, and explains how they can vary just as widely as the experiences with typical grief.