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The article relates the life of the four children of single mother Cindy Dawkins who died due to COVID-19 in Boynton Beach, Florida in August 2021. A judge granted the petition of 24-year-old Jenny Burrows of legal guardianship over her sisters 15-year-old Zoe and 12-year-old Sierra Clarke with their brother 20-year-old Tre. Jenny is working as a dental assistant and Tre as a customer service representative. Also noted is the support they received from their friends.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of losing her mother.

The article scrutinizes alleged excess deaths of pregnant Mexican women and mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mexico's maternal death rate prior to the pandemic is compared with that of other OECD countries and the conversion of Mexican hospitals to COVID-only wards is criticized as is the public health response of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The author reflects on the importance of telling her stories about the death of her newborn son and mother. She relates the appeal of the story about the funeral of her newborn son to her youngest child. She points out the difficulty she experienced in eliminating her own grief from her sacred stories. She emphasizes the effect of telling the story of her mother who committed suicide on her own sorrow.

A personal narrative is presented which discusses the author's experience of grieving mother's death while at Labor Zionist meeting.

A personal narrative is presented which discusses the author's experience of loosing mother and Black History Month without mother.