The elderly residents of a nursing home in Greeley, Colorado say they miss their family and they want to be able to hug their grandchildren and hold the hands of their loved ones again so they staged a protest against the anti-science lockdowns.
Residents of Fairacres Manor gathered outside of the home, holding signs that read things like, “Tather die from COVID than loneliness,” “Prisoners in our own home,” and “Give us freedom.”
“Ben Gonzales, an assistant administrator at Fairacres Manor, said the residents are upset about the COVID-19 restrictions put in place by the state health department...
Gonzales said the residents are able to see visitors, but they have to stay six feet apart and can’t have any physical contact.
Gonzales told CBS4 the Fairacres Resident Council wanted their voices to be heard — and organized the protest on 16th Street.”
Seventy-Five-Year-Old resident Sharon Peterson heartbreakingly says “we did this because one thing we have to look forward to is a simple hug. It gives us meaning.”
In response to the protest, Democrat Governor Jared Polis put out a statement basically saying he has no plan to lift his restrictions on physical contact and mandates on social distancing because they are “doing everything possible to help long-term care facilities mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 “.