During this time of social distancing, funerals and grieving for loved ones have become incredibly difficult.
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FUNERAL HOMES ARE ALSOADAPTING TO THE NEWNORMAL...HELPING FAMILIES FINDWAYS TO GRIEVE DURING THISPANDEMIC.
WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5SRYAN HUGHES SHARES ONE MANSTORY OF REMEMBERING HISFATHER DURING THESE UNCERTAINTIMES.<< ERRY BUCHALTER SPENT 38YEARS WORKING IN THE MEDICALFIELD AT QUEST DIAGNOSTICS...BUT COVID-19 ROBBED HIM OF ARELAXING RETIREMENT.“MY DADRETIRED MARCH 13 STARTEDFEELING SICK ON THE 19TH OR20TH.
THATSAD PART ABOUT THIS...ALL THEPLANS HE HAD, PARTICULARLY, TOSPEND TIME WITH HISGRANDCHILDREN” THE63-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER FROMJUPITER...FIRST HAD A FEVER,SHORTNESS OF BREATH...ANDWALKED INTO THE HOSPITALALONE.“AND THEN TWO DAYSLATER ON A VENTILATOR AND THEN8 DAYS LATER ULTIMATELYSUCCUMBED TO THE COMPLETEREIGN OF TERROR THAT COVIDLAID UPON HIS LUNGS” PERRYSON DAVID AND HISFAMILY...FORCED TO GRIEVE FRA DISTANCE...AND PLANVIRTUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE.DAVID SENT INSTRUCTIONS...HOWTO WATCH VIA ZOOM...TO MORETHAN 300 PEOPLE ACROSS THECOUNTRY.“THE COLD HARDREALITY OF IT FOR US FOR EVERYSINGLE PERSON ON THAT CALL WASTHEY HIT LEAVE MEETING ANDTHAT WAS IT” THE OWNER OF THEGARDENS CEMETERY AND BOCARATON FUNERAL HOME SAYSBECAUSE OF THECORONAVIRUS...ONLY 10 PEOPLECAN ATTEND A SERVICE..ANDTHEYCASKET BECAUSE OF THE LIVESTREAM.“FOR THOSE FAMILIESTHAT WANT TO SAY THEIRGOODBYES THEYDO THAT SO THE LOSS JUST KEEPSCOMPOUNDING AND ALL YOU WANTTO DO IS GIVE EVERYONE A HUG,WHICH YOU CANFAMILIES...LIKE DAVIDPLANNING A VIRTUALSERVICE...BUT ALSO CHOOSING TOHAVE A CELEBRATION OFLIFE...ONCE IT IS SAFE.“WEPROBABLY THROW A PARTY FORFAMILY AND FRIENDS WHERE WECAN ACTUALLY HAVE A PROPERDRINK A PROPER CRY AND A GOODHUG AND A WAY FOR ALL OF US TOBE TOGETHER” RYAN HUGHES WPTNC 5.
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