Tilly Remembers Her Grandfather

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

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 12-year-old Tilly Breimhorst has of her grandfather, Craig. Today, we talk to her about how she is processing sadness, anger and grief after losing him to 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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0:26.0	I am recording and it is working.
0:33.0	Hey, Tilly.
0:35.0	Hi.
0:36.0	Hey, how are you?
0:37.0	I'm doing okay.
0:38.0	Tilly, what is that in your hand?
0:40.0	It looks like I ever blanket or a stuffed animal.
0:42.0	It's a blanket.
0:43.0	Oh, what does it say on it?
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0:51.0	Is that what I'm glimpsing?
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0:59.0	Tilly, I really want to thank you for getting on the phone with us.
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