The elderly Romeo and Juliet of a Florida senior community reunited for a final time before she died of COVID-19.
Sam Reck, who had been separated from direct contact with his wife, JoAnn Reck, during the ban on visits to nursing homes, held her hand and peered into her eyes as she lay in a hospital bed Saturday night, just hours before she died of COVID-19, her family said.
JoAnn was diagnosed with dementia about a year ago, and Sam described the anguish his wife endured because she failed to understand why he had ceased spending most of his days with her, as he did before the suspension of visits issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in March. That order has been extended until Aug. 29 to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections.
Sam, 90, decided to risk possible exposure to the illness in order to be with his wife of nearly 30 years a final time Saturday night. He donned full protective gear, including a gown, two masks, a head covering and gloves, and stayed with JoAnn for about four hours. Scott Hooper and his wife, Julie, also spent some final hours with JoAnn, and Julie shot video from those moments.
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