‘Death doulas’ help the bereaved


Relatives mourning the death of Sergeant Oleksiy Bondarev, a Ukrainian soldier who died in the Donetsk region, during his funeral in Bucha, Ukraine, in December 2022. The work of those who guide people coping with acute grief has grown in importance in war-torn Ukraine, where death has become a daily reality since the Russian invasion. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

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