Light at the end of the tunnel : After year apart, vaccinated Idahoans are reuniting Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman
Apr. 8 For most of the last year, Erin Riley and her parents found ways to spend a little bit of time together when they could do it safely with masks, outdoors and at a distance.
Riley, 37, and her parents Jim Bigelow and Sheila Ames, decided early on in the coronavirus pandemic that they d have to stay apart. Riley works for an independent living organization and often crosses paths with health care providers, while her roommate worked at a local hospital intensive care unit at the outset of the pandemic. With Bigelow at increased risk for COVID-19 due to existing health issues, Riley said the choice to stay apart was an obvious one.