Item
Can't Be There
Title (Dublin Core)
Can't Be There
Description (Dublin Core)
Reflection about not being able to visit relatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date (Dublin Core)
April 17, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Andrea Black
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Andrea Black
Type (Dublin Core)
Text
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Healthcare
English
Health & Wellness
English
Home & Family Life
English
Transportation
English
Biography
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
grandfather
Alzheimer's
aspiration pneumonia
travel
helpless
Collection (Dublin Core)
Over 60
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
04/17/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
10/22/2020
10/13/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
04/17/2020
Text (Omeka Classic)
My grandfather would have been 91 later this month. He was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's. On April 3rd, he got sick, developed aspiration pneumonia, and was hospitalized. His doctor thankfully let my grandma visit him for one hour most days, in full gown, mask, and gloves. Ten days later, my dearly loved grandpa died.
I checked the rules for interprovincial travel, and looked at available flights. I nearly hopped on a plane, but ultimately the risk of getting infected and giving the virus to my grandma stopped me. It kills me to not be there to support my mom and my grandma. My grandparents were married 61 years. She was his caretaker these past years as his dementia worsened. She's lost now without him, and I feel helpless, stuck some 1,800 km away.
I checked the rules for interprovincial travel, and looked at available flights. I nearly hopped on a plane, but ultimately the risk of getting infected and giving the virus to my grandma stopped me. It kills me to not be there to support my mom and my grandma. My grandparents were married 61 years. She was his caretaker these past years as his dementia worsened. She's lost now without him, and I feel helpless, stuck some 1,800 km away.
Accrual Method (Dublin Core)
1703