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New York Covid-19 Restrictions Prevent Parents From Seeing Their Disabled Children For Months
The Overbys want nothing more than to see their disabled child whom they’ve been prevented from seeing due to strict COVID restrictions. Supposedly aimed at promoting health, have these lockdowns really been for the greater good?
By Hayley Lewis2 min read
Tony Overby’s daughter Tonyka resides permanently at Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center, a pediatric nursing home in Yonkers, New York. Now 20, Tonyka has lived there since she lost her eyesight, limb movement, and some of her brain development from a severe asthma attack at 12 years old. She can still hear his voice, and noticeably smiles and relaxes when in her father’s presence.