WHEELING, W.Va. The day had finally arrived.
After nearly a year in lockdown for the residents of Good Shepherd Nursing Home eating meals in their rooms, playing bingo over their television sets and isolating themselves almost entirely from the outside world their coronavirus vaccinations were finished and the hallways were slowly beginning to reawaken.In a first, tentative glimpse at what the other side of the pandemic might look like, Betty Lou Leech, 97, arrived to the dining room early, a mask on her face, her hair freshly curled.
“I’m too excited to eat,” she said, sitting at her favorite table once again.