Tilly Remembers Her Grandfather, Three Months On

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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For the remainder of this week, “The Daily” is revisiting episodes with people we met in the early weeks of the pandemic to hear what’s happened to them since our original conversations were first aired. Climbing on the roof to look at stars in the middle of summer. Making French toast and popcorn. Kind eyes. These are some of the memories Tilly Breimhorst has of her grandfather, Craig. We spoke with Tilly in May about losing her grandfather to coronavirus. Today, we check back in with her. Guest: Matilda Breimhorst, a 12-year-old who recently lost her grandfather to the coronavirus. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: In personal and profound ways, the coronavirus crisis has created a sense of collective loss. Here are some ways to grieve.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Michael. This week, we're revisiting people we met in the early weeks of the pandemic,
0:06.1	listening back, and hearing what's happened to them since our original conversations.
0:11.5	Today, Tilly Brimhorst. It's Friday, July 17th.
0:21.4	I am recording and it is working.
0:26.1	Hey, Tilly. Hey, how are you? I'm doing okay.
0:32.9	Tilly, what is that in your hand? It looks like I've ever blank it or a stuffed animal.
0:36.2	It's a blanket. Oh, what does it say on it? It says powered by pizza.
0:43.2	And does it look like it has an image of pepperoni pizza on it? Is that what I'm glimpsing?
0:47.4	Yeah, it's pretty great.
0:51.2	Tilly, I really want to thank you for getting on the phone with us, or I guess this Google hangout
0:59.3	with us. And I wonder if you could tell me your full name and how old you are?
1:06.9	I'm a Tilda Rose Brimhorst and then I am 12.
1:13.3	And I just want to start with a very simple question. How have you been feeling this past week?
1:19.4	I'm kind of in and out of the mood, usually, the two lutes that I'm mostly in are sad and angry.
1:29.6	And why do you think that you're sad and angry? What about?
1:34.4	I don't know. We're, I feel like we're sad and angry because I think angry more that it's not
1:41.5	fair that he's gone. And I feel like sad is really we're sad that he's gone and sad that we're being sad.
1:58.3	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro. This is the Daily.
2:02.4	Tens of thousands of Americans have died from the coronavirus.
2:12.8	One of them was Craig Brimhorst.
2:19.3	Today, his granddaughter remembers him.
2:22.8	It's Friday, May 1st.
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