Charlene DelFico is one of many Americans separated from their hospitalized loved ones during Covid lockdowns. In this interview with The New American’s senior editor Rebecca Terrell, Charlene describes the horror of being unable to communicate with her parents or to get timely updates from the hospital. Charlene DelFico lost her step-father and almost lost her mom to deadly hospital protocols back in early 2022. Charlene also describes the positive effects of her efforts and her grassroots activism at both the state and federal levels to pass the No Patient Left Alone Act. [The No Patient Left Alone Act] guarantees that no patient—regardless of age, illness, or circumstance—will be left without support during hospitalization, critical treatment, or end-of-life care.