Grieving widow asks public to be mindful of single parents during Covid 19 outbreak

Ms Hobbs feels deeply uncomfortable when she brings her small children grocery shopping. Three of her children are under the age of four.
Grieving widow asks public to be mindful of single parents during Covid 19 outbreak
Sheldon Hobbs of Mallow, Co Cork passed away on July 21 2019 just ten weeks after his little girl Rose was born. Picture: Mary Hobbs.

A mother of four who lost her Multiple Sclerosis suffering husband to suicide last year has asked the public to be mindful of the struggle of single-parent households during the current near lockdown measures.

Sheldon Hobbs of Mallow, Co Cork passed away on July 21 2019 just ten weeks after his little girl Rose was born.

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