Remembering when the world was gripped with fear as a mysterious virus spread across continents.
A year and a half after the deaths of Feliks and Luiza Ogorodnik, a larger group of family and friends gathered at their grave site for a memorial service. Greenwald’s sister was finally able to travel from Germany and attend.Dr. Rachel Rubin looks at a wedding portrait of her parents, Harvey and Aviva, at her home in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on Feb. 4, 2021. She lost both parents to the virus within weeks.. Harvey Rubin, 93, passed away Dec.
They lived in an independent living apartment in Lincolnwood, and their daughter couldn’t have many in-person visits with them due to COVID-19 restrictions and fear of spreading the virus. She and her sister were able to see them in summer 2020, spending the time together outdoors to lower the risk., the world is markedly different today, with new methods of testing for the virus, good treatments for the sick and readily available vaccines, despite some hesitancy and opposition to mandates.
Until then, she urged the public to remain cautious and encouraged high-risk individuals to continue wearing high-quality masks. “Don’t be embarrassed,” she said. “I put a mask on when I go to the grocery store. Take care of each other. That’s one thing that did come out of this, that there’s a sense of trying to care for each other. It’s not just for yourself. We’re a community. … And we need to be taking care of those of us who are less vulnerable.”
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