Jan 3, 2021
Miriam Looker, 95, displays one of the 1,700 masks sheâs made since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic using her quilting skills, on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Marysville, Ohio. The only break Looker has taken from her 10-mask-a-day-routine came in November when came down with COVID-19 herself, which she said left her exhausted and needing a lot of naps. Looker is no stranger to using material to help save lives: during World War II she tested parachutes at Wright Fieldânow Wright Patterson Air Force Baseâin Dayton. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) When the coronavirus pandemic began, Miriam Looker sprang into action at the behest of her stepson, a central Ohio doctor.
95-year-old pauses mask-making to recover from COVID-19
Andrew Welsh-Huggins
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Miriam Looker, 95, displays one of the 1,700 masks shes made since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic using her quilting skills.
MARYSVILLE, Ohio – When the coronavirus pandemic began, Miriam Looker sprang into action at the behest of her stepson, a central Ohio doctor.
Looker, 95, used her supply of quilting materials and soon was making up to 10 masks a day at her assisted living facility in Marysville, about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) northwest of Columbus. Then, as she pushed well over 1,000 masks, Looker took a break to recover from COVID-19 herself.
“It was kind of my turn, I guess,” she said.
Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Miriam Looker, 95, displays one of the 1,700 masks sheâs made since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic using her quilting skills, on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Marysville, Ohio. The only break Looker has taken from her 10-mask-a-day-routine came in November when came down with COVID-19 herself, which she said left her exhausted and needing a lot of naps. Looker is no stranger to using material to help save lives: during World War II she tested parachutes at Wright Fieldânow Wright Patterson Air Force Baseâin Dayton. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins) January 02, 2021 - 6:09 AM
MARYSVILLE, Ohio - When the coronavirus pandemic began, Miriam Looker sprang into action at the behest of her stepson, a central Ohio doctor.
MARYSVILLE, OHIO When the coronavirus pandemic began, Miriam Looker sprang into action at the behest of her stepson, a central Ohio doctor. Looker, 95, used her supply of quilting materials and soon was making up to 10 masks a day at her assisted living facility in Marysville, about 30 miles (48.28 kilometres) northwest of Columbus. Then, as she pushed well over 1,000 masks, Looker took a break to recover from COVID-19 herself. It was kind of my turn, I guess, she said. After feeling exhausted and taking a lot of naps in November, Looker was feeling like herself again and started back in. She cuts out patterns at night and adds pleats while watching the news, then inserts elastic straps the next day.