Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother dies of coronavirus in Oklahoma
Source: Boston Globe
Donald Reed Herring, the oldest brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren, died on Tuesday night in Norman, Okla., about three weeks after testing positive for coronavirus.
Herring, a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was 86.
Warren, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administrations halting response to the pandemic for months, has not previously revealed that her family was waging its own personal battle against the virus. She confirmed his death in a statement provided to the Globe and said the cause was coronavirus.
Im grateful to the nurses and other front-line staff who took care of my brother, but it is hard to know that there was no family to hold his hand or to say I love you one more time. And now theres no funeral for those of us who loved him to hold each other close, Warren said. I will miss my brother.
Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/23/nation/elizabeth-warrens-oldest-brother-dies-coronavirus-oklahoma/?event=event12
Turbineguy
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UpInArms
(51,252 posts)turbinetree
(24,631 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,333 posts)For Elizabeth and her family and all survivors of loved ones now gone:
riversedge
(69,708 posts)end. So many have talked of this.
RobinA
(9,874 posts)an aspect of the disease, it's an aspect of how we are dealing with it. I would hope that once this is overish and there is time to think, people will realize that this is unacceptable and find a way to deal with it.
Lulu KC
(2,547 posts)JudyM
(29,122 posts)Heartbreaking!
IronLionZion
(45,250 posts)https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-22/states-without-coronavirus-stay-at-home-order
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totodeinhere
(13,034 posts)riversedge
(69,708 posts)I followed her tweets and have seen these tweets during the campaign. Glad she sent them for all to see. Remember the good times.
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SheltieLover
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(30,244 posts)This illness is so terrible in many ways. One of them is that people die alone. One of my best friend's mother took ill over the weekend and was taken to the hospital. She passed away yesterday. My friend and her sister had to say goodbye to her via FaceTime the day before. Imagine saying goodbye to your mom that way. The poor woman died alone, no family member to hold her hand or tell her that they loved her in her last moments. My condolences to Sen. Warren and her family. May Mr. Herring rest in peace.
FM123
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(9,010 posts)No matter their political affiliation. This is a horrible virus and it's horrible that people can't be with their loved ones in the end.
lagomorph777
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(152,963 posts)some more than others