After more than a year of pandemic restrictions, many Americans are leaving their masks behind, making summer travel plans and joyously reuniting with family and friends. As more are vaccinated and new infections plummet, there is a sense that the worst of the pandemic is over in the United States. But for people like Michele Preissler, 60, the worst has just begun. Ms. Preissler lost her husband to Covid-19 in late May, just as many restrictions were being lifted and life, for many, was starting to look more like normal. “Everybody is saying, ‘Oh, it’s fine,’” said Ms. Preissler, whose husband, Darryl Preissler, 63, loved to hunt, camp and go crabbing with his grandson.

Source: New York Times May 31, 2021 15:00 UTC