Massachusetts Archives - COVID Survivors for Change

In Memory of Geraldine Sullivan Twining — A Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Cousin and Friend to So Many

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On January 29, 2021 we lost a beautiful soul to Covid. A mother, grammy, great gram, sister, aunt, cousin and friend

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In Memory of Jeffrey Terban — A Dear, Sweet Young Man Who Was Loved by His Family

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My Sweet Dear nephew Jeffrey was 45 years old and was Special needs he lived in a group home

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In Memory of Donald Clayman – A Great Man Who Is Dearly Missed by His Children

My dad passed away 16 days after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

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In Memory of Robert Blades – A Grandfather Who Said Goodbye to His Loving Family Through a Screen

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My grandfather was diagnosed in April with Covid-19 and for days, he had a slight fever,

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In Memory of Donald Clayman – A Great Dad Dearly Missed by His Children

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My dad passed away 16 days after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

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In Memory of Mary Mintz – A Strong and Independent Mom Who Bought a Home Next to Her Daughter, but Could Never Live in It

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I lost my mom, Mary Mintz, from acute respiratory failure due to Covid-19

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In Memory of Robert Aroian – A Father’s Family Members Who Live Through Heartache, Anger, Frustration From Missing Him Every Day

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My father passed away on April 27th 2020 after a battle with COVID-19. One can not imagine how painful it is

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In Memory of Hedy Lipez Burbank – A Mother’s Short, Courageous Journey Battling the Virus

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My mom contracted COVID-19 during a hospital visit right before Christmas.

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In Memory of Eric Jay Kohberger – A Husband Who Was Also His Family’s Rock, Biggest Supporter, and Adored by His Wife

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Myself and my 16 year old survived COVID-19, but my husband of 19 years was not so lucky.

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In Memory of Cara Huberman – A Mother’s Death Just Before Mother’s Day

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It snowed in Boston on May 9 2020, the day Cara died of Covid. The day after Cara died was mother’s day. None of this makes sense and we will all live out our lives without her. Our minds will grind on in bewilderment trying to make sense of this.

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