For Each Critically Ill Covid Patient, a Family Is Suffering, Too
Above photo: Tisha Holt lives about 10 minutes by car from her parents, Pam and Paul Alexander, who are concerned about her well-being. Tisha says she keeps her cellphone nearby “because if they call and I don’t answer, it sends them into a panic and they are apt to drive over here to make sure […]
Facing Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and After-Effects of Covid-19
Of all his years, 2020 was exceptionally challenging for Vietnam veteran Matthew Thomas. After the 75-year-old Aurora resident tested positive for Covid-19 in mid-May, doctors had to intubate him for 33 days so he didn’t go into respiratory failure. While Thomas survived, his 33-year-old son, diagnosed with Covid-19 shortly before his father was hospitalized, passed […]
