In November of 2021 we were both diagnosed with COVID.  Our primary care physician was taking care of us remotely and we were taking what I would consider the usual. There were some Steroids’ involved. We were taking Ivermectin (lower dose) and we had some cough syrup if we had coughs. But we were both sick and taking care of each other.

It seemed like my oxygen was always fine for me through this period. Paul’s oxygen was always a little bit questionable and he seemed to go down. Like I was getting better and he wasn’t getting better. So, we had talked to a few different types of doctors of things that we could do. I remember the thought about getting oxygen for him. And it was really hard to get oxygen. Just to buy it or use it at home.

After about 10 days, Paul had his oxygen level dropped to about 54. He still could put sentences together in cognitive thoughts. But because it was so low I called the ambulance and then the ambulance asked me which hospital I wanted to go to. I chose the Trinity Ascension Group Hospital, which is used to be known as Saint Joe Saint Joe’s Oakland on Woodward Bird in Pontiac. Our Bloomfield tails really close to each other. I’m not sure exactly the city but very close and so that’s where they took Paul.

I was not able to see him until about 48 hours after he had been admitted and was given a bed and for two weeks he was on a bipap breathing system because we wanted to avoid the vent. My husband was not vaccinated or boosted. We were in communication every day and I was able to visit every day too. Like starting at 05:00 every evening one person could always visit and there were only two nights that I didn’t go. We have a son in the Air Force and he came to visit so he spent some time with Paul.

But after about two weeks Paul’s body was, you know, run down from lack of food and water. He was having a hard time breathing, so they wanted to to do the vent process. So he was vented he took the vent out the very next day. Then he was restrained and then it was pretty much downhill from there. At one point they were talking about palliative care. Next steps. Unfortunately we lost him on December 30 of 2021.

I’m just here to report this story because I really feel like I’m a protocol widow. The hospital would not entertain any other treatments other than the hospital protocol. We learned that these other methods like vitamin C for instance was really helping people. Or just giving them nutritious food and water would help. Paul did not have to die if he had received adequate treatments and care. We don’t want this to happen to anybody else.