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Parents of high school senior say COVID-19 'just ate her through' and killed her in days
"I have no words for it. I just can't believe how fast that it progressed," her father, Don Simental said.
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/sarah-simental-covid19/67-95d0bf1f-3f92-461c-8cdf-ddbb22b90dee
Sarah Simental's parents told the news station their daughter didn't have any other health problems but couldn't beat the coronavirus.
Her mother Deborah Simental said her daughter's symptoms started with a headache. Then, it turned into a sore throat and body aches just a few days before Christmas, according to ABC Chicago.
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"It literally just ate her through," her mother added. "And no parent should ever have to watch their child go through that."
video story here:
https://abc7ny.com/9168378/
Delmette2.0
(4,141 posts)Why do some people succumb so quickly and other people make it through.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Nothing makes sense anymore.
I really do understand some of what you are feeling. Three years ago I lost my son 18 hours after bringing him home from the hospital.
Irish_Dem
(45,617 posts)wide variation in the body's response to Covid.
Delmette2.0
(4,141 posts)The wonders of modern medicine.
Irish_Dem
(45,617 posts)So theoretically, in the future, a DNA test could tell a person if they are more or less vulnerable to Covid.
FarPoint
(12,207 posts)There is some key to this virus response....something that is lacking or the response to defend the body is hyper-accelerated to where we have system/organ shutdown....
Irish_Dem
(45,617 posts)roamer65
(36,739 posts)Genetic variances in how many ACE2 receptors each person has at the cellular level. We can already see that the virus is adjusting to people with lesser amounts of them.
By upping its expression of spike proteins, its next target is children.