Article content Tragedy is defined by small moments and raw emotion. After three months of interviewing seniors and their families about the pandemic, several of those stand out. One is the anxiety: Don Brown calling his daughter 30 times each afternoon, wondering why she’s not visiting as his brain struggles to understand the masks and tension in his dementia ward. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Elise Stolte: The tragedy lives on. If we value our oldest, we'll put in effort to actually fix continuing care Back to video Then there’s longing and tenderness: Laurence Babiuk, pre-pandemic, quietly entering his wife’s long-term care room to simply hold her, cuddling on the bed.