Three years ago today, June 7, 2020, I received the dreaded call–my Dad died from Covid. They could not even give me a time, only an estimate.

The morning shift arrives at 8:00 am to make their rounds. So by MY ESTIMATE, they got to his room at “approximately 8:45 am.” When they found him dead.

I’m left with so many questions. Where was the night nurse? They knew he was not doing well, so why weren’t they checking on him? When was the last time someone saw him alive? Why didn’t they go to his room first, knowing his condition?

So I’m left with, “at approximately 8:45 am your Dad passed from Covid.”