Every victim of covid-19 had their own joys and hopes for the future. @lmshap and I marked one million deaths from covid-19 by writing about one person who died each week of the pandemic: what they loved doing and what they wanted to do next. washingtonpost.com/health/in…
May 18, 2022 · 6:16 PM UTC
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Each sentence is cut short, as their lives were. The length of each line shows how many other people died from covid-19 that week. washingtonpost.com/health/in…
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Mouse over or tap each sentence to learn more about each person. washingtonpost.com/health/in…
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I am immensely grateful that I was able to connect with many of the victims' families, and honored that they shared their memories with me. I hope I was able to convey a little bit of how their family members lived and how much they were loved.
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@lmshap's incredible design and development skills made this project real. I owe a huge debt to editors @dataKateR and @AnnGerhart for their unwavering commitment to our goals for the piece, and to copyeditor Frances Moody for her patience and eagle-eyed attention to detail.
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