Pretty much all of humanity can agree that losing a loved one is terrible, but losing a loved one during the pandemic is a unique brand of awful. The virus has seemingly thwarted every typical avenue for closure. Goodbyes are said over FaceTime. Families stand apart at socially distanced funeral services. It's made Caputo's job more important than ever, and There In Spirit offers a unique moment of healing for a nation that's collectively grieving. In other words: this season is particularly emotional, but it also led Caputo to one of her most emotional readings. As Caputo describes to The List, the reading involved a family who lost a loved one to COVID-19.
"They were unable to, of course, be with them," she says. "They didn't know what was happening. And the departed loved one came through and was saying all of these things, how the nurse would come in, hold her hand, and tell her all the things that her daughter was telling the nurses to tell her mom, and the songs that you would play, or talk to her and sit with her."
She continues, "I think that was the most moving moment for me this season, because it really showed us how nurses and doctors, healthcare providers, they really went above and beyond in a situation where no one had control and nobody really knew. And to get that validation for that woman was really touching. For her to say, 'Oh my God, I wondered if they did get the message. That's what the nurses and the doctors were telling me, but I didn't know. I wanted to believe it, but now I know I can, because there's no way that I would know those things.'"
Long Island Medium: There In Spirit is currently streaming on discovery+.
