New York Archives - COVID Survivors for Change

The Story of James Pereira Sr, a Family Broken-Hearted and in Need of Healing

My Daddy, James Pereira Sr., was a PROUD US Navy Veteran. He was married for 50 years to my amazing mom. He was taken from us within 21 days of contracting this horrific virus.

In Memory of Bruce Allan Platt, a Family’s Story of Devastating Grief

In late March 2020 my husband ,a healthy active fit man , felt very tired, just tired. No coughing, no trouble breathing, just so tired with barely a fever.

The Story of Gary Fowlie, A Man Determined to Cultivate “COVID” Gratitude

Cultivating COVID Gratitude
Gary Fowlie
It’s been a year and a half since Covid and I started our long haul and like everyone else, I’m anxious to put this stretch of human highway behind me.

In Memory of Teresa Armetta, Missed Dearly by Her Family

Nonna was the most caring person you could ever meet. She did not let age stop her. She was always helping her family by making their favorite foods and doing laundry.

In Memory of Gaetana Deserto, The Most Caring Mother and Nonna Anyone Could Ask For

Gaetana Deserto, 63. She lost her husband to pulmonary fibrosis in February 17th, 2019 and passed on April 6th this year of Covid-19.

In Memory of William D Taddonio, A Loving Man and Partner

On March 25th day I called the ambulance they took my partner to one hospital to another do that wasn’t any bed available his oxygen was 30% and immediately they had to put them on a ventilator. 18 days he came off Ventilator…

The Story of Joe Farina, A Life-Long Athlete and Long-hauler Whose Battled Covid Bravely Twice and Still Recovering

I have always been high energy and on the go. A 30 year veteran of the restaurant industry and a life long athlete who was still competitive in powerlifting in March of 2020 as I got ready to turn 50.

In Memory of Martin Bennett – A Devoted Husband of 38 Wonderful Years

My husband was a pharmacist and got infected with COVID-19 at work doing what he loved doing helping people.

In Memory of Jerome Spector – A Beloved Husband of 53 Years Taken Too Soon

My husband of 53 years passed away from Covid.

In Memory of Patricia Harriet-Jackson – A Fierce Advocate of Her Bronx Community, an Amazing Mother, Friend, and Guide to All Who Knew Her

Patricia Harriet Jackson was known fondly by many different names over the decades she spent as an HIV/AIDS educator at Montefiore’s Adolescent AIDS Program

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