'The reason why I’m sharing is because I’ve read so much information, but the most informative has been first person accounts of folks with it,' Tarana Burke said.
her partner's health started to deteriorate and his fever spiked to 102.3, resulting in an emergency room visit to Mount Sinai Health System in New York.
"We were both admitted to the ER after being triaged in the lobby," she tweeted. "He was dehydrated and had elevated blood sugar so they put him on an IV. They gave us both chest X-rays and the Covid test which is *brutal* . He was positive and I was negative."she was instructed to call 911 "if he even skips a breath.""The worst was day 8 when his fever went to 102.9 and he began to have convulsions," she said.
She continued:"Just have to say this was the SCARIEST night because the pressure of making the wrong decision was overwhelming. Felt like one wrong move could kill him. I didn’t sleep at all. But by morning his fever was at 101+ again and he was calmed. This was the peak I believe."Burke said her partner's fever subsided but he now suffers from a"horrible cough" and headaches.. "I don’t wish this on *anyone* as a patient or caretaker.
"I’m operating as if I’m asymptomatic though just to be safe," Burke added. "And we are trying to keep some distance just in case."She continued:"I don’t know if our story is helpful. I hope so. I just want folks to know it’s not just like a *bad flu* or cold. I worry about folks who live alone or couples who both get it because you might very well need to be cared for but not qualify to be hospitalized.
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