Plymouth Couple Separated By COVID Pandemic Still Cherish Every Day Together, Albeit Separated By Glass

CBS Minnesota

February 11, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Not getting to see loved ones has been a cruel pandemic reality that so many have unfortunately had to experience. Nevertheless, a Plymouth couple’s been devoted for months to keeping their decades-old magic alive.

All winter the pandemic has kept Will Bjerke from being in the same room as his wife of more than 60 years, Carol. He has stood outside a window of her nursing home every day to visit, but finally, this week, they were able to visit together for the first time.

Carol lives in a Good Samaritan Society nursing facility in New Hope. Her husband has become very familiar with the outside of the building — specifically, the other side of his sweetheart’s bedroom window.

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