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Stuck in VT- One Family's COVID-19 Recovery

The Downes family did everything right, and then everything went wrong. Keith and Michelle live on the top floor of a duplex in Burlington with their 5-year-old twins, Felix and Kermit. Keith’s mother, Sharon, also known as Mimi, lives on the bottom floor with a roommate who helps around the house. Sharon lost her voice box due to throat cancer five years ago, and her roommate Chris makes phone calls for her. When the coronavirus pandemic began, the family went into lockdown. Keith was particularly worried about his 81-year-old mother catching the virus, so they stayed away from Sharon — even though this was hard for all involved. After weeks of staying apart in order to protect Sharon, the family was finally able to come together to celebrate Easter. The one silver lining to this experience was that they all had the coronavirus together
Production Date: 
2020/04/21
Total Run Time: 
00:07:59
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