Remembering two mothers lost to COVID-19 this year

Published December 31, 2021 at 12:33 PM EST

We remember the lives of Alicia Ugartechea and Usha Subrahmanyam, two mothers who were lost to COVID-19 this year.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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