Grieving son talks about losing his mother during lockdown
A son who lost his mother to Covid-19 early in the pandemic has opened up about grieving under lockdown. A year ago, Ramila Tara Smyth, 58, was recovering from a rare heart condition she had suffered with for nearly ten years. But as the pandemic set in, she contracted the virus and her health plummeted. Her son Chris Oram was working for British Airways and abroad at the time, but was concerned when he noticed his mother was ill and suffering some Covid symptoms on March 21, 2020. After returning to Watford, he delivered some food to his mother’s doorstep, never expecting t...