John Atzarakis’ mother went to St Basil’s aged care facility in Melbourne for two weeks to provide respite care for her and her husband. While there, she came down with COVID-19 and died. John shares his story about how no one in the family had a chance to say their goodbyes, and asks for more to be done to help families caught in this situation.
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