Aaron Wilson, left, and his mother Alison Cheroff, right, sit together and have sandwiches outside the Hartland Public Library in Hartland, Vt., on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2023. Wilson, who is home from college on medical leave following a semester complicated by a COVID-19 infection and Lyme disease, met his mom for sandwiches and to enjoy the sunny afternoon after walking to the library from their Hartland home. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News โ James M. Patterson