Typically, Joan Thomas and her husband Doug Sinnett see their grandchildren three to four times a week. But that was before the novel coronavirus hit Canada.
The family routine fell by the wayside on March 16, the day after the family gathered to celebrate Joan’s 59th birthday and the day schools closed and social distancing was ushered in to slow the spread of the pandemic. “Then not being able to see them is like a massive withdrawal.
You can find other ways but you still can’t have that physical hug from them, right?” The couple’s grandchildren — Maddy, 11, Carter, 9, Hudson, 5, and Jack, 2 — are finding creative ways to connect.