Merle Tofte, 86, and Delores Tofte, 85, died in separate rooms of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on March 16, and relatives had to say their final goodbyes through FaceTime calls, according to Global News.
“It’s heartbreaking. The staff was amazing. They did something I will be forever grateful for. They set up a FaceTime call with my parents, each in a different room, with a chaplain with their grandchildren and children so we could all say goodbye to them. We will all be forever grateful for that,” Taylor said.
Ten days after the initial symptoms, the couple had died.
Taylor’s sister, Lori Kohler, also told The Washington Post: “The fact that they both went together, even though it was really hard on us, it was best for them. If only one was left, then that would have been awful.”
Though the couple were the first to die of the CCP virus in Clark County, they were the second and third people to test positive for the virus in the county.
According to Taylor’s Facebook post, she was in quarantine until March 26, both unable to comfort her family or hold a proper service for her parents.
"I am in quarantine until March 26. I can’t be with my loved ones. I can’t comfort my children who have lost their grandparents. I can’t hold a service for my parents or attend their burial. Funeral homes are closed. It is believed they contracted COVID-19 through community spread. I wanted time and privacy to grieve but if their story can save a life, it needs to be told. Please share this. I love you, Mom and Dad."