BBCNEWS BBC News January 9, 2022 04:10:00
We were left to grieve on our own, really. it's very hard, especially when you have a special needs son, and you don't want him to see you crying, but sometimes you just had to go away and have a little cry. the pandemic has seen too many sad milestones. in november, 2020, the death toll stood at 50,000. just 11 weeks later, it reached 100,000. vaccines helped slow that pace right down. it's taken almost another year to get to this point. i'm so glad that he retired when he did, early. robin birchmore was 63. his invitation for a vaccine came through two days after he died. in hospital, he had...