Homeward Bound

One week ago today I was in tears after talking to my COVID-19 positive relative, who had taken a turn for the worse and was in the hospital, struggling to breathe, halfway through treatment with an experimental antiviral drug.

Today, my husband and I cheered as they were released from the hospital, fully breathing on their own, talking and moving around without getting short of breath, and headed home to reunite with their spouse, who has also been sick.

What a crazy week of ups and downs this has been. I am so thankful for science, medicine, the brave and caring doctors and nurses who took care of them, and my family member's own strength and determined spirit 💕

A friendly EMT put on clean gloves and used my phone to take our picture together!

It's not over - this disease does a number on your lungs and body, and it will probably be weeks or even months before they're feeling like themselves again. This virus is nothing to mess around with.