What COVID-19 widows want you to understand about their loss and grief

By Stephanie Kim
What COVID-19 widows want you to understand about their loss and grief
Widow Marcy Jacobs holds family photos as she stands under flags with names of people, including her husband, Keith Jacobs, who have died from COVID-19, outside the First Congressional Church, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Holliston, Mass. The flags are part of the COVID Art and Remembrance project spearheaded by Marcy's daughter, Jaclyn Winer. Elise Amendola / AP Photo
What COVID-19 widows want you to understand about their loss and grief
Widow Marcy Jacobs holds family photos as she stands under flags with names of people, including her husband, Keith Jacobs, who have died from COVID-19, outside the First Congressional Church, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Holliston, Mass. The flags are part of the COVID Art and Remembrance project spearheaded by Marcy's daughter, Jaclyn Winer. Elise Amendola / AP Photo

What COVID-19 widows want you to understand about their loss and grief

By Stephanie Kim
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All throughout the pandemic, we’ve heard countless facts and figures about the toll COVID-19 has taken on our country and our world. But what often gets forgotten in those numbers are the people we’ve lost and the loved ones who are left grieving.

Reset hears the stories of women who lost a partner or spouse to the virus.

GUESTS: Dr. Sandra McGowan, physician at McGowan Family Health and Wellness Center

Pamela Addison, founder of the Young Widows and Widowers of COVID-19 Facebook group