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COVID -19: Why are people dying alone?

Posted on May 19, 2020 by caitlinalder

  Amongst the news and social media noise relating to COVID-19 there is a persistent, heart-breaking narrative, of patients who have died alone and families unable to say goodbye.   This runs contrary to our cultural beliefs and values, yet in recent months it has become the norm.  In this blog I (HC) write from my […]

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