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Family members and friends were finally able to grieve the loss of loved ones to COVID-19 during an Infinity Healing Ceremony at Solvang Park on Saturday afternoon.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — For those who have lost loves ones throughout the past pandemic year, it's been especially hard to heal.
Guadalupe resident Gilbert Robles hadn’t been able to give his mother, María — who passed away from COVID-19 in February — a proper goodbye.
"It was just a rush of a year,” he said. “If you even had a celebration, it was very minimal and small."
Family members and friends were finally able to mourn during an Infinity Healing Ceremony at Solvang Park on Saturday afternoon.