One Million

<p><i>This episode contains strong language. </i></p><p>Hilma Wolitzer lost her husband, Morty Wolitzer, a psychologist who loved cooking and jazz, on April 11, 2020. They had been together for 68 years.</p><p>Mary-Margaret Waterbury’s uncle Michael Mantlo had introduced her to Nirvana, grunge and Elvis Costello.</p><p>Chris Orr’s husband, Paul Cooper, died on March 3, 2021, before he was eligible for a Covid vaccine. He was 69.</p><p>Katherine Brooks lost her husband, William Brooks, on August 16, 2021. Their daughter was 4 months old at the time.</p><p>In the coming days, the number of known deaths from Covid-19 in the United States is expected to reach one million.</p><p>We asked listeners to share memories about loved ones they have lost — and about what it’s like to grieve when it seems like the rest of the world is trying to move on.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>As the United States approaches a Covid toll that only hints at the suffering of millions more Americans mourning loved ones, President Biden urged vigilance<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/us/biden-covid-deaths-flags-half-staff.html"> against a virus that has “forever changed” the country</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>