Scott Wolf’s family is having a terrible year. He recently lost his mother and has a wife who has cancer. Luckily, he was able to say one last farewell to his mother, despite the circumstances.

2020 has been hard on all of us. We’ve had to adapt to a whole new way of life. But the families who have lost relatives to coronavirus are truly suffering.

Not only are they having to live with pandemic restrictions. But for them, those restrictions weren’t enough to save their beloved family members.

When the coronavirus pandemic came to America, Scott Wolf was already having to cope with a difficult family situation.

Wolf’s wife has cancer, and she was going through chemo. Wolf was there for her every step of the way.

Then his home state of New Jersey started getting coronavirus cases. Soon, the state was locked down.

Naturally, Wolf and his wife were worried. Wolf’s wife was in a high-risk group. But his mother, Jean Wolf, was also vulnerable. She was 94 years old and living in a retirement community.

And now Wolf could no longer see his mother, for her safety. He hoped that she would stay safe.

Sadly, as the virus spread, it reached Wolf’s mother’s retirement home.

Soon, Wolf’s mother contracted the disease.

Wolf hoped that his mother would recover from the disease despite her age. But as the days passed, she kept on growing weaker and weaker. Eventually, it became obvious that she wasn’t going to make it.

And throughout this time, Wolf was unable to see his mother.

Wolf’s mother’s retirement home did allow family members to visit dying relatives. But Wolf did not want to risk exposing his wife to the disease. But he was determined to see his mother one last time.

Then Sarah Petty, the retirement community’s admissions coordinator, heard about Wolf’s story. Her heart went out to him.

She thought that there must be a way to get Wolf close to his mother.

At first, Petty thought about putting a ladder outside of Wolf’s mother’s window.

She told this idea to a family member. But the family member knew people at the local fire department. They thought that they could organize something better than a ladder.

Soon, the fire department had agreed to help Wolf out.

Knowing that Wolf’s mother didn’t have long left, the firefighters drove to Wolf’s home and took him to the retirement community.

Soon, the firetruck’s platform was standing outside of Wolf’s mother’s window.

Petty moved Wolf’s mother’s bed to the window. Wolf and his mother were able to see each other one last time.

Through the glass and through masks, they were able to say that they loved one another and to say goodbye.

Eventually, Wolf had to descend back on solid ground, knowing that he would never see his mother again.

“I was so glad I was able to see her. I don’t know how to describe it. I am just so glad I was able to have one last visit with her.” – Scott Wolf.

The next day, Jean Wolf died of coronavirus.

It feels wrong to state that Scott Wolf was lucky. But he did get an opportunity that many others do not get. People all over the world are having to say goodbye to their family members over video calls.

Hopefully, Wolf’s wife will recover from cancer and the US will finally start implementing a plan to stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Source: Patch