A Young Cedars-Sinai Patient Describes His Nearly Month-Long Battle with the Virus
Walter E. Gomez Saldana, 41, has been battling COVID-19 at Cedars-Sinai for almost a full month. He spent two weeks in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) fighting for his life and now, more than a week in a step-down floor as he continues to recover.
“I thought COVID-19 was a joke,” said Gomez Saldana. “I didn’t think it could get me the way it has.”
Gomez Saldana contracted COVID-19 after giving his best friend a ride home. His friend, who Gomez Saldana considered a brother to him, knowingly had the virus but wore a mask during the car ride home.
Two days later, Gomez Saldana became symptomatic. After two weeks of fighting the illness at home, he became so ill that his mother insisted he visit an urgent care. Care providers quickly urged him to go to an emergency department. Read more at [ Ссылка ]
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