Daughter of Dallas woman who died of COVID invites Abbott to funeral, demands action
On her 40th birthday this past Sunday, Fiana Tulip didn’t receive a call or a card from her mom. Instead, she sat down to write a letter inviting Gov. Greg Abbott to her mother’s funeral.
Two-and-a-half weeks ago Tulip’s 64-year-old mother, Isabelle Papadimitriou, died on the Fourth of July from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. She was a respiratory therapist at the Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas, and was supposed to be visiting Tulip in New York in late June. Papadimitriou was especially excited to see her granddaughter Lua, who she often gushed over.
But rising cases made the trip too risky, and she had to cancel. Instead, Papadimitriou had gone in to work to help with the surge in patients. She died just a week after she first took note of her symptoms.
In the days since Papadimitriou’s sudden death, Tulip’s grief has solidified into frustration and anger.
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