Pandemic Diaries: One Couple's Story of Isolation and Love in a Nursing Home
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Best News Feature 2021 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2021 / Jason Moon / Lauren Choolijan / NHPR, USA
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DESCRIPTION
This is the story of a couple dealing with extreme isolation. Peter Miller lives in a nursing home while his wife, Dotty, lives in the house they shared for two decades.
For the past five years, Dotty has visited Peter twice a day, often helping with his care. But as the coronavirus swept through New Hampshire nursing homes, they were forced apart.
This work was originally featured in the 2021 Web Showcase, a new way of celebrating all eleven Third Coast/RHDF Competition winners with in-depth materials, including comments from the judges. Plus, our first-ever list of finalists in each category.
Full Credits
Pandemic Diaries: One Couple's Story of Isolation and Love in a Nursing Home was reported and produced by Lauren Chooljian and produced by Jason Moon with editor Dan Barrick.
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Jason Moon (@jasonmoonNHPR) is a reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio, where he has worked since 2015.
Lauren Choolijan (@laurenchoolijan) is a Senior Reporter/Producer for NHPR's narrative news unit.
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