THIS WEEKS DISCUSSION WILL CENTER ON THE REALITY OF DEATH, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND WITH THE NUMBERS A YEAR ALREADY IN EXCESS OF 500,000 IN THE US ALONE, HAS PLACED AN ENORMOUS LOAD ON THE FUNERAL INDUSTRY WHO ARE FACING SOMETHING NONE OF THEM HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN THEIR LIFETIMES. CONSIDER THIS FOR A MOMENT AS I TAKE YOU INTO A PERSPECTIVE OF SERVING A GRIEVING POPULATION DURING A PANDEMIC FROM THE EYES OF A WOMAN HISTORY MAKING FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND OWNER RIGHT HERE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND.