Photos: Georgians offer Mother’s Day tributes from afar

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Photos: Georgians offer Mother’s Day tributes from afar

We asked some Georgians who can't be with their mothers on Mother's Day due to COVID-19 how they plan to celebrate from afar and what they want their mothers to know.

Razeena Tharani’s plan to celebrate her mother, Rozina (left), with dinner at her favorite restaurant has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. CONTRIBUTED

Stephanie George (left) calls her mother Lynda Thomas (right), who suffered a traumatic brain injury nearly four years ago, one of the strongest people she knows. CONTRIBUTED

Tim Williams hasn’t been able to see his mother, Ann, who lives in a Cumming assisted living home, for months due to the coronavirus. CONTRIBUTED

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Krista McRea (right) would meet her mother Janet (left) for dinner at least once or twice a week. CONTRIBUTED

Berhan Tedla fled Ethiopia in the midst of a severe famine in the 1980s before eventually bringing her daughters with her to America. CONTRIBUTED

During the pandemic this year, Emily Johnson (left) says the best Mother’s Day celebration is insisting her mother Cindy Kellerman (right) stays safe and doesn’t come for a visit. CONTRIBUTED

Adrian Riley says his mother, Cheryl Flint, has always been his role model. CONTRIBUTED

This Mother’s Day, Bianca Desai (right) will celebrate her mother Bina during a family Zoom call. CONTRIBUTED

Daughters Mitzi Waronker (left) and Jody Feldman (third from left) worry about their mother Mary Lou Lazarus (second from left), who is living alone in Atlanta during the coronavirus pandemic. CONTRIBUTED

Suzanne McGinnis (left) is in Spain, while her daughter Savannah is under quarantine at Suzanne’s home in Atlanta. CONTRIBUTED

Berhan Tedla (left) fled Ethiopia in the midst of a severe famine in the 1980s before eventually bringing her daughters Hilena (right) and her sister with her to America. CONTRIBUTED

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Razeena Tharani’s plan to celebrate her mother, Rozina (left), with dinner at her favorite restaurant has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. CONTRIBUTED

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