Tim Branscomb proposes to Lauren Thomas in September 2019
Lauren Thomas: And I sent him screenshots just messin with him, like, You know, if you ever want to propose, like, these are rings that I like.
Scott Pelley: How did you meet?
Lauren Thomas: We actually met in high school. He was always looking for me, and I was always running the other way. Later on, we reconnected on Facebook. And I realized, like, ok, you know.
Tim, a 32-year-old security guard and Lauren, a Chicago health insurance administrator, set their date, December 2021.
Lauren Thomas: I called him Teddy, because he was just like a big Teddy bear. He called me Kitty. He was a big guy, 6 7 , like, 417 pounds. On the surface it s, like, wow, oh, that s a big scary guy. But then when you go to know him, like, Oh, you re just so cuddly.
A birthday celebration. A special game of cards. A basketball game. A bucket filled with seashells. These are the memories held by the children of COVID-19 victims.
Across the country, some children are experiencing the death of a parent who was the center of their lives. Many of them are kids, teenagers and young adults, who were still finding their way in the world. Now, they re forced to adapt to a world without them.
While the full scope of parental death due to coronavirus is not yet understood, limited data is starting to emerge. In New York, 4,200 children experienced a parental or caregiver death due to COVID-19 between March and July of 2020, according to a study from United Hospital Fund and Boston Consulting Group.
Tim Branscomb proposes to Lauren Thomas in September 2019
Lauren Thomas: And I sent him screenshots just messin with him, like, You know, if you ever want to propose, like, these are rings that I like.
Scott Pelley: How did you meet?
Lauren Thomas: We actually met in high school. He was always looking for me, and I was always running the other way. Later on, we reconnected on Facebook. And I realized, like, ok, you know.
Tim, a 32-year-old security guard and Lauren, a Chicago health insurance administrator, set their date, December 2021.
Lauren Thomas: I called him Teddy, because he was just like a big Teddy bear. He called me Kitty. He was a big guy, 6 7 , like, 417 pounds. On the surface it s, like, wow, oh, that s a big scary guy. But then when you go to know him, like, Oh, you re just so cuddly.