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Mother’s Day without Mom: Families picking up the pieces after COVID
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) For some Colorado families, this will mark their first Mother s Day without mom. For families, daughters, and sons who lost their mothers to COVID-19, Mother s Day can bring up feelings of pain and loss. Some families will choose not to celebrate Mother s Day this year, while other families will grieve their loved ones privately.
Neva Martinez Ortega, daughter of Rita Martinez, a prominent figure in the Pueblo community, is one daughter who won t have her mom by her side this Mother s Day.