In the before-times, Peter Karris visited his mother Margaret several times a week, sometimes even more.
He would keep her company, feed her meals and support other residents in the nursing home where she lives. Once, he collected dolls to give each resident; other times he’d paint with them and sell their work to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association.
Then COVID-19 came.
First, the nursing home where she lives, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in Queens, New York, closed to all visitors. Then, the virus swept through.
Dozens of residents caught it, including Margaret. Her roommate didn’t make it, nor did a number of others on their floor. By the end of the spring surge, 81 Parker residents had died.
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