Peoria Journal Star: After a year of COVID, isolation tears at hearts and families

Peoria Journal Star: After a year of COVID, isolation tears at hearts and families

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In this 2020 photo, Kelly Rogers touches a window outside Lakeside Rehab & Healthcare in East Peoria as her grandmother, Eleanor Melaga, does likewise from the inside. As with other long-term care facilities in Illinois, Lakeside restricted visits after the outbreak of COVID-19. After contracting the coronavirus, Eleanor Melaga died Dec. 17.

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After a year of COVID, isolation tears at hearts and families

The coronavirus has hurt everyone. Seniors and those inside of long-term care facilities are the most vulnerable.

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