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Moms At Walnut Creek Senior Care Facility Visit Families From Balcony

"I've asked her, 'Mom, what's worse, this or World War II?' And she said this!"

 Mothers and grandmothers greeted their families from first-floor balconies in pre-arranged, half-hour visits.
Mothers and grandmothers greeted their families from first-floor balconies in pre-arranged, half-hour visits. (CBS-SF)

WALNUT CREEK (KPIX) — In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet the Bard used a balcony to symbolize the yearning of loved ones kept apart but, on Sunday, balconies were used to bring them together for Mothers Day.

“We’re celebrating Mothers Day a little different this year,” said Jennifer Pastora, executive director of Byron Park senior assisted-living community in Walnut Creek. “We’ve had to pivot some of our operations to accommodate covid.”

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