Parents heartbroken after Suffolk elementary student dies from COVID-19 complications

ON TO THEIR CHILDREN A LITTLETIGHTER TONIGHT --THIS AFTERLEARNING ABOUT A 10-YER-AOLDSUFFOLK GIRL WHO DIED THISWEEK FROM COVID1-9COMPLICATIONS.

TERESA SPERRY'SPARTENS NOW SHARING ANIMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR OTHERFAMILIES.NEWS THREE RPOERTER ANTOINETTEDELBEL JOINS US NOW WITH MOREFROM HEARTBROKEN PARENTS WHOSEKIDS ATTEND THE SAME SCHOOL.THE DEVASTATING LOSS OF THEFFTIH GRADER HAS MANY PARENTSWONDERING IF THEY'RE DOINGENOUGH TPO ROTECT THEIR KIDSFROM THE DISEASE AS THEYPATIENTLY WAIT FOR THE VACCINETO BE AUTHORIZED FOR KIDSDEUNR 12.WHEN 8-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER CAMEHOME FROM SCHOOL LAST WEEKWITH A COUGH AND RUNNY NOSEHIS DAD PANICKED IMMEDIATELYTAKING HIM TO GET TESTED FORCOVID.

BARRY TAYLOR SUFFOLKPARENT HIS RESULTS CAME BACKNEGATIVE BUTT 0 00 WE WORRY ASMUCH AS EVERYONE ELSE DOESABOUT OUR CHILDREN AND THEIREXPOSURE, BOTH IN SCHOOL ANDOUT END THAT SNSEE OF WORRYHEIGHTENED AFTER HEARING ABOUTDEVASTATING NEWS THAT HITSCLO SETO HOME.

TAYLOR'S THIRDGRADE SON GOES TO HILLPOINTELEMENTARY IN SUFFOLK THESAME SCHOOL TERESA SPERYRATTENDED AS A FIFTH GRADERBEFORE DOCTORS SAY SHE PASSEDAWAY FROM COMPLICATIONS OFCOVID-19.

BARRY TAYLORSUFFOLK PARENT 51) I SEND MYCONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.

IDEFINITELY GRIEVE WITH THEM IFEEL THEIR LOSS, NO PEARNTSSHOULD BURY A CHILD.

NOPARENTS SHOULD BURY A VERYYOUNG CHILD, TERESA'S GRIEF-STRIKEN PARENTS TRYING TOPROCESS THE UNIMAGINABLE LOSSF OTHEIR ONLY GIRLSAYING SHEDIED AT THE HOSPITAL MONDAY --JUST FIVE DAYS AFTER HAVINGFLU- LIKE SYMPTOMS. NICOLE ANDJEFF - TERESA SPERRY'S PARENTS(EMOTIONAL) 1;36 WHILE I WASIN THAT ROOM HER PULSESTOPPED..THEY SPENT FOR 30MINS TO BRING HER BACK NICOLEAD NJEFF SPERRY SAY THEIR10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WASHEALTHY AND ARE NOW URGINGOTHER PARENTS O THONOR THEIRDAUGHTER BY GETTINGVACCINATED.

NICOLE - TERESASPERRY'S MOM 1.59 -2:17 SHEWAS ACTIVE AND LOVED TO DANCEAND LOVED TO SING I WANT FAMSTO KNOW THIS IS REAL AND PLLNEED TO WEAR THEIR MASKS.BARRY TAYLOR SAYS HE PLANS ONVACCINATING HIS 8- YEAR-OLDWHEN THE SHOT BECOMESAVAILABLE FOR HIS AGE GROUP.UNTIL THEN ALEXANDER SAYS HEKNOWS HE NEEDS TO MASK UP.ALEXANDER TAYLOR 1:17 IF IDON'T HAVE TH MISASK GERMSCOULD SPREAD FREELY.AND ALTHOUGH HEALTH EXPERTSSAY COMPLICATIONS FROM COVIDIN CHILDREN ARE RARE THEYRECOMMEND THOSE 2 AND OLDERWEAR A MASK TO SLOW THESPREAD.

MEANTIME TERESA'SFATHER IS RECOVERING FROMCOVID HIMSELF AND HOPES TOSTART PLANNING THE FUNERALSOON.

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ANTOINETTE DELBEL,