Remember R.N. Joey Traywick, who told NBC he and his colleagues are broken? After the story aired, he came down with COVID-19 himself. This week, he returned to work to find hundreds of letters and gifts. But he wants the focus to shift to the people we've lost. #mtnews #COVID19

The 652 people we've lost are worth more than a small paragraph in a news article. They are more than numbers on a dashboard. Thank you to the families who let me share photos of their loved ones for this story. I'm so sorry. https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/health-worker-wants-to-honor-memories-of-those-who-died-from-covid-19

James Adams of Cascade died Nov. 1. He was a Navy veteran, later an air traffic controller, who ended his career driving a school bus. He left behind a wife, three kids and 14 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. #mtnews #COVID19

Loretta Masella was from Anaconda and died a few weeks ago. She lived through two worldwide pandemics. Her son died from COVID-19 two months before she did. She loved cooking and was proud of her Italian heritage. #mtnews #COVID19

Dee Jay Robinson of Great Falls was a beloved husband and father with a shining personality. “Integrity, honesty and kindness were the foundation of which he was raised and helped form the man he was to become," his family says. #mtnews #COVID19

I share these three photos with you to put a face on the Montana numbers. Please remember there are 1.4 million people globally who deserve to have their photo shared and their story told. Let's not forget them.

Shortly after I started this thread, we received an email announcing another 8 deaths in Cascade Co. #mtnews #COVID19