From The Daily Mail-
The other day I learnt that an old friend
had died. But although I can accept this as a matter of fact, I can’t
really take it in because there has been no shared recognition among
those who knew her that her life is over.
There hasn’t been a funeral. Tens of thousands of people have died in recent weeks, many from Covid-19, some from different causes.
Because
of lockdown, and the prohibition of more than 10 mourners at a
graveside, their deaths have barely been marked in the public sphere.
And
yet one of the most important functions of a funeral is to help us come
to terms with the earthly passing of a person we have loved.
How
wrenching it was at the beginning of last month to see photographs of
the funeral of 13-year-old Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, who died from
Covid-19.
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