Please don`t travel , guys . Your new grandchildren will be much better off for having known and loved you for 20-30 years than just having been told by mom and dad that you saw them shortly after birth , and then got felled by Covid . Disappointing , I know , for your daughters , but they are old enough to understand .
The greater difficulty is not feeling free to visit grandchildren who know you well , who are not mature enough to understand the gravity of the situation , and really want you to visit , or come to see you .
And the worst is seeing your spouse in long term care , taking extreme care not to introduce it to the unit where others would definitely not survive although she probably would , seeing her go downhill from lack of ecercise , hugs , and no kisses .