Yes. Yes, they do. At least in the ICU where my wife works (central Florida). In August, she had three patients - a mom, dad, and daughter. Mom and dad were in their 60s. Daughter was 41. Dad was intubated when wife took over his care. Mom and daughter were struggling and not tubed yet. Over the course of a few days, both had worsened to where she told them they had to be on a vent. Both steadfastly refused, but as they struggled with every fiber in their body to breath, the ultimately relented.
To the playing of worship music from the mom's phone, they prayed together, and my wife put her on a vent. By the next day, the daughter said, "I'll do it, but only if you're the one who puts me under". Talk about pressure.
Two weeks later the dad died. A week after that, the mother died. The daughter continued to get worse over the course of those next three weeks, and was ultimately transferred to a larger hospital in Orlando, where she was put on ECMO (heart/lung bypass). There she remained for an additional 3 weeks (on ECMO). Wife lost track of her until about a month after that.
She received a phone call from a weak voice who thanked her profusely for not giving up on her. It was the first (and only) successful outcome. Again, she was 41.
One thing that none of the news reports state is that there is a very strong genetic component to the severity of the illness. If one family member ends up gravely ill or succumbing to it, and any other family members are infected, they generally end up in the same condition.
yeah I figured. 41 y/o dont die of COVID.
Yes. Yes, they do. At least in the ICU where my wife works (central Florida). In August, she had three patients - a mom, dad, and daughter. Mom and dad were in their 60s. Daughter was 41. Dad was intubated when wife took over his care. Mom and daughter were struggling and not tubed yet. Over the course of a few days, both had worsened to where she told them they had to be on a vent. Both steadfastly refused, but as they struggled with every fiber in their body to breath, the ultimately relented.
To the playing of worship music from the mom's phone, they prayed together, and my wife put her on a vent. By the next day, the daughter said, "I'll do it, but only if you're the one who puts me under". Talk about pressure.
Two weeks later the dad died. A week after that, the mother died. The daughter continued to get worse over the course of those next three weeks, and was ultimately transferred to a larger hospital in Orlando, where she was put on ECMO (heart/lung bypass). There she remained for an additional 3 weeks (on ECMO). Wife lost track of her until about a month after that.
She received a phone call from a weak voice who thanked her profusely for not giving up on her. It was the first (and only) successful outcome. Again, she was 41.
One thing that none of the news reports state is that there is a very strong genetic component to the severity of the illness. If one family member ends up gravely ill or succumbing to it, and any other family members are infected, they generally end up in the same condition.