The obituary of a 95-year-old woman who died from coronavirus in a New York nursing home blasted the response to the pandemic by the United States government, decrying the abandonment of the elderly.
The actions and inactions of the United States government regarding the Covid-19 virus has caused Grace McDonough and thousands of other nursing home residents to lose their lives to the Covid -19 virus,” says the obituary for Grace D. McDonough, who died December 21st. “These same residents had successfully fought and won great battles against other diseases and conditions and yet were placed in harm’s way during the pandemic.”
McDonough had spend the better part of three decades living in the senior care facility after spending her adult life as a postal clerk and a waitress.
“These frail, elderly, sick and vulnerable innocents were not protected by the government they supported, fought for, contributed to and now depended on. Shame on the United States government! We, as their loved ones, have the right to be profoundly sad and profoundly angry at the same time,” her family wrote. “May our loved ones now rest in peace. It is the least they deserve.”