When my aunt, an ER nurse, tested positive for COVID in July, no one expected her to end up on life support in just 8 days. Nor did we expect that my uncle, my mom and I would also get infected. But it happened. This is a 2-part audio story about my family’s COVID experience and the most harrowing summer of my life.
It's been about a year and a half since my aunt left the hospital after getting COVID and ending up on a ventilator. I sat down with Auntie Amanda to talk about what recovery has been like.
It took just 8 days for my aunt to go from healthy to on a ventilator. This is her story.
A story of emergency room visits, tylenol, ice packs, and love.