By Alexis Padilla, KSN, original article link After nearly 100 days in the Intensive Care Unit at Wesley Medical Center, a COVID-19 patient is finally home. Antonio Santiago entered Wesley back in August. He says there were moments in the hospital...
Category - COVID Firsthand
COVID-19 hit three generations of the Gonzalez family with...
By Stan Finger / Wichita Journalism Collaborative ¿Necesitas este artículo en español? No one has to tell Maria Gonzalez how real COVID-19 is. “It’s a nightmare,” she said. Her mother came down with it. Her three children, too. She got it as well...
COVID hit ‘like a ton of bricks,’ leaving mother...
By Stan Finger / For the Wichita Journalism Collaborative Jessica McCoy was always going to remember this July 5. It was the day of her daughter’s wedding. But now she’ll never forget it for another reason: it’s the day she came down with COVID-19...
‘This Is Real’: A COVID-19 Nurse On What It’s...
By Tom Shine, KMUW, Original article link Most health experts continue to advise people to stay home to avoid catching Covid-19, or to maintain social distancing when out in public. Lynn Hutchinson doesn’t have those options. Lynn Hutchinson has...
‘It almost feels like I’m drowning’: COVID-19 patient shares...
By Krystle Sherrell, KSN, Original article link Angel Martinez, 36, is known for his devout work helping kids and teens in Wichita and is battling COVID-19 in the hospital. Local hospitals and health officials say the number of patients under the...
‘I was gasping for breath’: Covid-19 survivor
By Bob Rives, The Active Age, Original article link Bob RivesTHE ACTIVE AGE “Where do you think you got it?” Friends ask me that about the Covid-19 that felled me for much of this spring. The answer, unfortunately, is I have no idea. There are...