An Alabama couple has passed away three weeks apart from each other after becoming infected with COVID-19. The pair had a YouTube channel called “Alabama Pickers” where they expressed their views about the vaccine.
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Dusty and Tristan Graham of Huntsville created the channel to document their vintage finds while traveling around the state and selling the items on their eBay page under the username bama4348. However, the channel’s content changed amid the coronavirus pandemic and the couple discussed their views regarding the vaccine. Tristan called the Bill of Rights her own “passport” and added, “I don’t know guys. Here’s the deal: It’s been a year. I haven’t had it yet,” in reference to the coronavirus.
On August 25, Tristan passed away in her sleep and the couple’s daughter, Windsor, wrote in a Facebook post that her father was being moved to use a ventilator. Dusty died on Thursday, two days after creating the GoFundMe page was created to help to bury his wife. It has raised over $23,000.
“Dusty here from Alabama Pickers. Tristan passed suddenly in her sleep on Wednesday, due to Covid complications. I’m currently in ICU myself, battling it out, but will be looking at multiple Expenses within the next week: Medical, Funeral, Burial Plot, Expenses, Casket, etc!and I would like to have a little left over to help Gabe and Windsor out.Anything you can find in your heart, will be SO APPRECIATED!!”
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“Unfortunately Dusty and Tristan have both passed away. Thank you all for your kind words and helping us during this difficult time. We will be using the money to pay for funeral expenses.” Windsor wrote on the page.
SOURCE: Insider