Clara (80) lost her husband to corona: ‘I would have loved to lie against him when he died’

“He was in the hospital and he was doing badly. He was short of breath and decided on his own: now it’s done. He died alone that night.” Clara van Rijn swallows a tear when reminiscing about the death of Cees, her great love. They were together for 54 years and they shared joys and sorrows. Until corona intervened in a cruel way.

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