Black Women Widows Empowered Facebook page is gaining members quickly because of COVID-19. Author: Kelly Hessedal Updated: 11:31 PM PST February 5, 2021
SAN DIEGO Thousands of people have lost their spouses during the pandemic. They re now left alone to care for their children, left alone without their best friend. Some are turning to groups on social media to help them through their grief. He always opened doors for me, he treated me like a queen, said Dorez Douglas of Los Angeles.
She lost her husband, Lee, last spring. When the [corona]virus hit, he was in a nursing home. I started hearing terrible things about the nursing homes and what they were going through, said Douglas.