NEW from #LostOnTheFrontLine. Gary Sclar was a whip-smart neurologist who loved comic books, “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars,” said his daughter.
“My dad was fascinated with the brain and with science.”
📝: @daniellerenwick, @guardian
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Gary Sclar saw patients who were showing #COVID19 symptoms and knew his age and underlying health conditions ― he had #diabetes — put him at risk for developing complications from the illness.
In early April, he mentioned having lost his sense of smell, and on April 8 he collapsed in his home.
Date of Death: April 12, 2020
Monica Echeverri Casarez
Age: 49
Occupation: Surgical technician
Place of Work: Detroit Medical Center Harper University Hospital in Detroit
Date of Death: April 11, 2020
Twice a month, she scrubbed in as a surgical technician at Harper University Hospital. “She liked discovering the beauty of how the body works and how science is clear and orderly."
📝: @daniellerenwick, @guardian
🔗: bit.ly/2SlzFi7
Since many elective surgeries had been canceled, Echeverri Casarez was tasked with taking the temperatures of people who walked into the hospital and making sure their hands were sterilized. #COVID19
Soon after, Echeverri Casarez and her husband began feeling ill. Quarantined together, Echeverri Casarez tried to make the best of the situation. She baked her husband a cake — chocolate with white frosting. She died a few days later.
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