A nurse from Hamilton said she and her family will be spending their first Christmas without her husband.He died from COVID-19 at just 37 years old, earlier this year.Christina Jewett said her late husband, Paul Jewett, 37, was unable to get a vaccine before he got sick.It has been an incredibly hard year for the family.Last month, they shared a Thanksgiving unlike any before and now, Christmas won't be the way they imagined."It's weird to picture from the beginning of the year to now. You picture you're going to have your family together for holidays, you know, dad's going to be there," Christina Jewett said.But this Christmas, Jewett's life is very different.We talked with her earlier this year after her husband died from COVID-19 in April.She said the father of five had no underlying conditions."I didn't imagine I'd be wrapping the presents alone or any of that, you know, having to get the tree together was really hard because it was one of our traditions," she said.Jewett is making sure she shows her sons pictures of their dad as she pulls together the strength to do it all.She also welcomed their new baby boy to the world this year after Paul died."Benny's great. He's 8 months old now. He just started crawling and standing all at the same time, but he's been absolutely the light of everything," she said.Jewett is also a nurse and sometimes shares her husband's story when patients have doubts about the vaccines."They weren't doing under 40 when he got sick and he was only 37, so, even if he wanted to, he couldn't have got it at the time," she said.Now, with record-breaking case numbers, she knows others may be dealing with the same loss.She hopes her husband's story can inspire someone to get vaccinated and keep a family intact."The biggest lesson I've had to learn this year is that life is very fragile and very short," she said.Jewett said since her husband's death, she has made friends online in social media groups that help people with loss and grief.Those friendships have transcended the internet.She said at least one of those new friends will be spending Christmas with her family this year.Jewett said it's important that people never stop praying in these situations.She also said it's good to lean into your support system when dealing with loss.
A nurse from Hamilton said she and her family will be spending their first Christmas without her husband.
He died from COVID-19 at just 37 years old, earlier this year.
Christina Jewett said her late husband, Paul Jewett, 37, was unable to get a vaccine before he got sick.
It has been an incredibly hard year for the family.
Last month, they shared a Thanksgiving unlike any before and now, Christmas won't be the way they imagined.
"It's weird to picture from the beginning of the year to now. You picture you're going to have your family together for holidays, you know, dad's going to be there," Christina Jewett said.
But this Christmas, Jewett's life is very different.
We talked with her earlier this year after her husband died from COVID-19 in April.
She said the father of five had no underlying conditions.
"I didn't imagine I'd be wrapping the presents alone or any of that, you know, having to get the tree together was really hard because it was one of our traditions," she said.
Jewett is making sure she shows her sons pictures of their dad as she pulls together the strength to do it all.
She also welcomed their new baby boy to the world this year after Paul died.
"Benny's great. He's 8 months old now. He just started crawling and standing all at the same time, but he's been absolutely the light of everything," she said.
Jewett is also a nurse and sometimes shares her husband's story when patients have doubts about the vaccines.
"They weren't doing under 40 when he got sick and he was only 37, so, even if he wanted to, he couldn't have got it at the time," she said.
Now, with record-breaking case numbers, she knows others may be dealing with the same loss.
She hopes her husband's story can inspire someone to get vaccinated and keep a family intact.
"The biggest lesson I've had to learn this year is that life is very fragile and very short," she said.
Jewett said since her husband's death, she has made friends online in social media groups that help people with loss and grief.
Those friendships have transcended the internet.
She said at least one of those new friends will be spending Christmas with her family this year.
Jewett said it's important that people never stop praying in these situations.
She also said it's good to lean into your support system when dealing with loss.
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