COVID-19 hospital protocols prevented Jazmine Gallardo from giving her uncle a final goodbye before his death in September. The loss of her uncle was especially hard because he unexpectedly passed away the day he was supposed to be released from the hospital, said Gallardo, a first-year sociology student. Read more...
Photo: Jazmine Gallardo was one of many UCLA students who have lost a loved one over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and struggled to grieve while navigating pandemic restrictions and being a full time student. Gallardo’s uncle Fernando Richkarday (pictured in the photo) passed away last September. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)






