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The pandemic made grief harder. Some may need help.

Some experts think people grieving loved ones who died of COVID-19 will need extra support.

Alexis Washington and her mother Deborah, shown here at their home in Aldan, lost two family members to COVID-19 in 2020, including Lanxton Washington, father of Alexis and husband of Deborah. One of Alexis Washington's great aunts also died. Alexis and her mother both got sick, but did not need to be hospitalized.
Alexis Washington and her mother Deborah, shown here at their home in Aldan, lost two family members to COVID-19 in 2020, including Lanxton Washington, father of Alexis and husband of Deborah. One of Alexis Washington's great aunts also died. Alexis and her mother both got sick, but did not need to be hospitalized.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer