Honoring our shared grief

Pregnancy and the coronavirus

Shots Tracy Lee for NPR Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. Here's How To Grieve As our world shifts around us, it's left many of us struggling not only with life-or-death issues but with a host of less obvious, existential losses as we heed stay-home warnings and wonder how bad all of this is going to get. It's important to acknowledge and grieve lost routines, social connections, family structures and our sense of security — and then create new ways to move forward — says interfaith chaplain and trauma counselor, Terri Daniel. "We need to recognize that mixed in with all the feelings we're having of anger, disappointment, perhaps rage, blame and powerlessness – is grief," says Daniel, who works with the dying and bereaved. Read on for ways to honor your feelings and take care of yourself Newsletter continues after sponsor message Stringer/Getty Images What We Know About Pregnancy And The Coronavirus Pregnancy can sometimes be an uncertain and stressful period in the best of circumstances. But during a pandemic, that anxiety can quickly multiply. Researchers are working quickly to learn more about what the new coronavirus — as well as its impact on our daily lives — means right now for people who are pregnant. And health care providers are game-planning with mothers about how to best manage care in light of growing limits on public contact. The good news is, so far it doesn't appear that pregnant women are more vulnerable to the virus. But getting care and planning a delivery can be more complicated now. Read on for advice for expectant parents in the face of coronavirus.   A Lighter Moment Pluto, a talking dog on Instagram, feels your pain and has some hilarious tips for these difficult times. Watch music students perform 'What the World Needs Now Is Love Sweet Love' virtually together, online   Leonardo Santamaria for NPR Her Amazing Sense Of Smell Is Helping Find New Ways To Detect Parkinson's Disease For most of her life, Joy Milne had a superpower that she was totally oblivious to. It turned out this amazing biological gift -- an unusually keen sense of smell -- would open up a new field of research. Joy only discovered her superpower because of something that happened to her husband, Les Milne. She'd fallen in love with him in high school, in part taken by his "lovely male musk smell." Years later when his smell started to be more musty than musky, she couldn't understand it.  What she finally learned about her husband's health and her own nose has led to research to develop new methods of diagnosing Parkinson's disease early. Read Joy and Les's story or listen to the Invisibilia episode here. More of this week's health stories from NPR Is loss of sense of smell a COVID-19 symptom? How South Korea reigned in the outbreak without shutting everything down Coronavirus FAQs: Does it live on clothes? Can my dog infect me? And more. We hope you enjoyed these stories. Find more of NPR's health journalism on Shots and follow us on Twitter at @NPRHealth. Stay safe and be well.   What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: shots@npr.org Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Goats & Soda, Daily News, Best of NPR and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Health emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy