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Staff at the Plattduetsche Retirement Home organized a surprise Mother’s Day car for its residents. It was the first time they were able to see their families since March 13.
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Charlotte Arena held out a sign she created for her grandmother.
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Tyler Flynn sat in the trunk of his SUV, holding up a sign for his grandmother.
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"You don't know what this means to me" said Barbara Deeks, who blew a kiss to her family members as they drove by.
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The Logan family and Buddy the Elf visited their family for Mothers Day.
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Marc Schroeder expressed his love for his mother as his family drove down Hempstead Turnpike.
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The 105 residents at Plattduetsche Park haven’t been able to see their families since the Department of Health ordered all nursing homes to restrict access on March 13. But that all changed on May 10, when the administration surprised all the mothers and grandmothers with a drive-by Mother’s Day parade.
They had reached out to the residents’ families about the parade, Administrator Steven Kordisch explained, who were able to keep it a secret until the big day, when they drove around the complex twice and were able to speak to their loved ones through car windows.
“It was really uplifting,” he said, adding that the mothers and grandmothers at the home “were all thrilled to see their families.”
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