I imagine my husband and I will spend thanksgiving at home alone.

People are going to start dropping from loneliness.

Your OP reminds me of this tweet from TLP..

Link to tweet

He took away our ability to touch. A friend, a loved one, or one in need. Humans touch, he took that away and it is the cruelest thing he could do.

I don't have the words, just a deep sadness that this is how our our life ends. My mom will die without ever hugging her grandchildren or great grandchildren again.

All the people that died of COVID died alone, no family allowed.

it to help protect ourselves so hopefully we can live to see and feel the day when we can start Hugging Again in Real Life!

I'm sorry about your mom not being able to hug her great grandchild!

have been calling (facetime) my 90 year old mother every day. I am talking to her and enjoying her company much more than I ever could at crowded holiday events. And I'm calling her every day so I really can see her and check up on her.
Different than the old times but not altogether worse. Just different.
It is difficult to adjust but adapting is supposedly what humans are good at.
Take care.

We sat on my porch wearing masks and looked at old family photos. Some of the photos are well over 100 years old. Even the poor immigrants seemed happier than people are today. Family all around hugging and joyful in each other’s presence. I think we miss celebrating our simple humanity.