A 73-year-old woman named Beverly is in the hospital battling two respiratory fights: stage three lung cancer and the coronavirus.Her daughter, Jenna, said she hasn’t hugged her mom in months. She said she was trying to protect her from catching the virus.”I’ve had a lot of sleepless nights, worrying whether or not I was going to see her again,” said Jenna.Jenna and Beverly don’t want to disclose their last name due to privacy concerns.Jenna said on Saturday, Beverly’s entire left side went numb. Her family thought she’d had a stroke, and she was taken to Methodist Hospital.”We didn’t think she had COVID,” said Jenna. “When she went into the hospital, I didn’t know if I would see her again. It’s been really hard.”Jenna said Bev’s oxygen level was at 83%. Doctors tested her mother, and the results came back positive. “They were on top of her treatment immediately,” said Jenna.Jenna said Bev was put on oxygen and has breathing treatments every day. She said her mother is taking remdesivir and is responding well to plasma treatment. Beverly still has trouble breathing when she wakes up, but she’s getting better. She was taken off oxygen Wednesday.”She’s a miracle. It’s a miracle,” she said.She said her mom has always been tough. She was a health care worker for 35 years and raised five kids on her own.”She would give you the shirt off her back. She doesn’t know how to say ‘no’ to anyone. She’s just a beautiful person,” said Jenna.Jenna said she’s already lost someone she cared about to COVID-19, she can’t lose anyone else.She’s calling on the public to practice safety measures and protect those most at-risk, like her mom.”There are always things in our lives that are going to be hard. This might be the hardest thing for a lot of people, but it could always be worse — you could lose your loved one.”
OMAHA, Neb. —
A 73-year-old woman named Beverly is in the hospital battling two respiratory fights: stage three lung cancer and the coronavirus.
Her daughter, Jenna, said she hasn’t hugged her mom in months. She said she was trying to protect her from catching the virus.
“I’ve had a lot of sleepless nights, worrying whether or not I was going to see her again,” said Jenna.
Jenna and Beverly don’t want to disclose their last name due to privacy concerns.
Jenna said on Saturday, Beverly’s entire left side went numb. Her family thought she’d had a stroke, and she was taken to Methodist Hospital.
“We didn’t think she had COVID,” said Jenna. “When she went into the hospital, I didn’t know if I would see her again. It’s been really hard.”
Jenna said Bev’s oxygen level was at 83%. Doctors tested her mother, and the results came back positive.
“They were on top of her treatment immediately,” said Jenna.
Jenna said Bev was put on oxygen and has breathing treatments every day. She said her mother is taking remdesivir and is responding well to plasma treatment. Beverly still has trouble breathing when she wakes up, but she’s getting better. She was taken off oxygen Wednesday.
“She’s a miracle. It’s a miracle,” she said.
She said her mom has always been tough. She was a health care worker for 35 years and raised five kids on her own.
“She would give you the shirt off her back. She doesn’t know how to say ‘no’ to anyone. She’s just a beautiful person,” said Jenna.
Jenna said she’s already lost someone she cared about to COVID-19, she can’t lose anyone else.
She’s calling on the public to practice safety measures and protect those most at-risk, like her mom.
“There are always things in our lives that are going to be hard. This might be the hardest thing for a lot of people, but it could always be worse — you could lose your loved one.”
