Another sorrowful news: One of the Green Bay Packers top players’ wives died while pregnant.
The Shang-Chi actor disclosed that he lost his grandparents to the virus in 2021 before revealing that he had tested positive for COVID-19 in January.
“CoVID claimed my grandparents’ lives last year. On January 28, he posted on Twitter, saying, “They were still waiting for their vaccines.” “I’m lucky to have received a booster shot and a double vaccination when I contracted COVID two weeks ago. felt chilly to the touch.”
As an ambassador for UNICEF Canada, he mentioned in his tweet that he had witnessed “the organization’s efforts to deliver vaccines to underprivileged families around the world.”
“It’s a reminder of how lucky we are to be living in places where vaccine delivery and storage are not an issue,” he wrote prior to stating, “Please, PLEASE appreciate that.”
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Aaron J. Jones
Aaron J. Jones
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On April 6, 2021, the running back for the Green Bay Packers, Alvin Jones Sr., passed away due to complications resulting from COVID-19. At 56, Jones Sr.
While playing, Jones wears a football pendant made of his father’s ashes around his neck as a tribute to his memory.
When Jones said to PEOPLE in January, “I thought it would be a great way to honor my father,”
The athlete’s unique jewelry creation was made possible by the grief wellness company Eterneva.
“They take hair or ashes, and they turn it into diamonds,” said the man. “To me, that was amazing.”
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Edgar Ramirez
Edgar RamÃrez
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Within months of one another, the Jungle Cruise actor revealed the heartbreaking news that he had lost five loved ones to COVID-19, including his grandmother, aunt, and uncle. April 25, 2021: “My heart can’t just take more pain,” he posted on Instagram.
He further stated that they had not been able to defend themselves against the illness because they all resided in his home country of Venezuela, where vaccinations are not commonly accessible.
“It breaks my heart that so many people in this country are willing to snub the very vaccine my family would have taken in an instant,” he said, pleading with supporters to undergo vaccinations.
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Echevarria Alexia
Echevarria Alexia
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Tragically, the Real Housewives of Miami star had to say goodbye to her mother on the day that she was supposed to marry her fiancé Todd Nepola.
“I’ve experienced an emotional rollercoaster over the past few days. “My mother, a political refugee from Cuba, became ill and I had to stop everything as I was about to marry the man of my dreams,” the writer wrote of her mother. “What was supposed to be the happiest day of my life today has turned out to be the saddest.”
