WAYNE â As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep families and loved ones apart, the disease is making it harder for people to perform a simple act of kindness â sending someone flowers.
âHardly anybody wants flowers anymore, especially the real ones, so I donât even sell them anymore,â said Jay Osburn, owner of Wayne Florist. âYou canât really deliver to nursing homes, either. We take them down there, and they put the flowers in quarantine for two days.â
Since visitation has been restricted in nursing homes and hospitals, some people have tried to send flowers to those they cannot see, but changes in protocol have led some people to give up on sending floral arrangements all together.