The politics of loss: What grief reveals

The politics of loss: What grief reveals 
Psychology Today; by Daniela E. Miranda, PhD; 12/10/24 
It has been a bit over two years since my 27-year-old brother unexpectedly passed away, exactly two weeks before my 64-year-old father, quickly and expectedly, died from cancer. What followed was a series of “secondary losses”. For my family, secondary losses included the shifting dynamics of caregiving and the emotional labor required to rebuild a daily life after multiple losses, while permanently uprooting to a different country. This article is not about my grief but about how the experience of loss can illuminate the fractures and possibilities within our systems of care. ... Key points:

• Grief exposes failures in how we define family, revealing the urgent need to recognize friends and others.
• When healthcare systems make compassion a commodity, vulnerable communities are disproportionately harmed.
• Displacement and housing instability contribute to mental health crises.