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Photos: Norbert Personal Care residents visit with family for 1st time since mid-March

Kristina Serafini
Kristina Serafini
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Karen Suchy (left) is comforted by her great niece Reese Temme, 12, as she reacts to seeing her 94-year-old mother Elizabeth Milinski for the first time since March 12 during a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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People wave from a vehicle during a parade of families as part of a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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A sign thanking Norbert staff hangs from a truck during a parade of family members as part of a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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Residents are spaced six feet apart as they wait for a parade of their family members during a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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People wave from vehicles during a parade of families as part of a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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Jacob Kubick visits with his grandmother Irene Kubick during a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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A smiley face balloon blows in front of the face of a resident as they wait for a parade of families during a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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Sharon Micklege, a case manager for Gallagher Home Care Services, dances with Norbert Personal Care Home resident Laverne Rudolph during a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.
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Resident Tim Kelly watches a parade of their family members during a socially distant get-together for residents and their families at Norbert Personal Care Home in Carrick on Friday, June 12, 2020.

Norbert Personal Care Home residents June 12 got the chance to see their families in person for the first time since March 12 because the covid-19 pandemic.

The socially-distant get-together was held in the driveway and parking lot of the Carrick facility and kicked off with a parade of vehicles carrying family members who honked and waved to their loved ones as they passed through. After the parade, families were invited to visit with the residents as long as they wore masks and remained six feet apart.

Before Friday, residents and their families only could communicate through phone calls and virtual visits.

Kristina Serafini is a TribLive photojournalist covering Southwestern Pennsylvania. She is a Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate. Her work has been honored locally and nationally. She can be reached at kserafini@triblive.com.

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