A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge

‘I couldn’t let her be alone’ recounts nurse who held patients hand in final moments

A program called 3 Wishes has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to better help meet the last requests of family members whose loved ones are dying in isolation. galitsin/Shutterstock

As her mother lay dying in a Southern California hospital in early May, Elishia Breed was home in Oregon, 800 miles away, separated not only by the distance but also by the cruelty of COVID-19.