Photo From: GoFundMe Campaign For almost 30 years, they were inseparable — the devoted mom and the son whose world revolved around her.
Death, it turned out, would be no different. Carolyn Martins-Reitz died of the coronavirus last month, and just over a week later, so did Thomas Martins. “I find some peace knowing that he's with her," said Joni Lewin, who's Martins-Reitz's lifelong best friend and Martins' godmother.
Martins-Reitz, 55, of Kearny, New Jersey, was the primary caretaker for her nearly 30-year-old son, who had Down syndrome. They both started struggling with symptoms of the virus toward the end of March, said Rudolph Reitz, Martins-Reitz's husband and Martins' stepfather.