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Collected Item: “Maximo and Lourdes”

Give your story a title.

Maximo and Lourdes

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

This is an image; a design I created.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

I experienced the deaths of two loved ones, between April and May 2020, as a result of Covid-19. They died in the hospitals and no loved ones were present to care for them as they passed. It has been a painful experience for my family and me. We could not honor them after they passed in the ways we are accustomed to. I created this image with their smiling faces; the way I remember them in life. Vibrant and loving beings who are now Angels watching over us all.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#REL101, #Angels

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Katherine Hiraldo

Give this story a date.

2020-08-08
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