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Social Distancing Means Woman Can't Say Goodbye To Mother In Hospice

"Bottom line is this is my mother," she said. "She loves her family passionately as most mothers do."

JOLIET, IL (CBS) — Many of us are facing tough decisions about closings and social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic – but those with loved ones in nursing home hospice care might never get to say goodbye in person.

CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar on Monday spoke to a woman who is trying to do the right thing while comforting her beloved mother. Sue Markgraf talked to him over Skype.

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