Florida woman took dishwashing job so she could visit husband with Alzheimer's during pandemic

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Florida woman took dishwashing job so she could visit husband with Alzheimer's during pandemic
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After 114 days apart, Mary Daniel said her husband, who has Alzheimer's, seems much more relaxed since she's been able to see him.

The virus kept them apart for 114 days.Daniel said the isolation took a toll on her 66-year-old husband, who has Alzheimer's. So when the facility offered her a part-time dishwashing job, she jumped at the opportunity."I told them, 'I'm gonna be the best dishwasher you've ever had, because I want to be here, because I need to be with him,'" she told CNN.

"That was our set routine and then all of a sudden I'm gone," she said."And he doesn't know why. He can't understand why."Read MoreShe said they've tried doing window visits, but they upset Steve. He can't carry on conversations, she said, so visiting over FaceTime didn't work well for them either.

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