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Emergency Medicine Doctor & Iraq War veteran on the frontlines of the pandemic interested in global health crises. #SoulsLostToCovid

Jul 6, 2021, 36 tweets

🧵This is the 3rd thread dedicated to the precious children that have died from COVID during this never-ending pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid

This first thread memorialized 40 pediatric #SoulsLostToCovid

This second thread memorialized 30 pediatric #SoulsLostToCovid

This thread memorialized 30 children that survived after admission to ICUs from COVID or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children #MISC.

🇧🇷 7 day old Matheus from Rio Claro, São Paulo #Brazil developed trouble breathing 2 days following birth & passed away from COVID. His mom Adriana Zaniolo had COVID twice; before pregnancy and after delivery #SoulsLostToCovid 1/30 g1.globo.com/sp/sao-carlos-…

🇨🇦 11 y.o. Fadi Abdo Mohamed from Calgary, Alberta #Canada passed away from COVID. His father Mohamed Alameddine, who lives in São Paulo Brazil let him live with his aunt in Canada, after his mother died in 2016. #SoulsLostToCovid 2/30 jornaldolibano.com.br/crianca-de-11-…

🇺🇸16 y.o. Estella Perez from Homestead #Florida suffered from paralysis. After getting sick from COVID her mother quit her job to take care of her daughter, but Estella passed away from the virus. #SoulsLostToCovid 3/30
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🇧🇷3 yo Heloísa Alves da Mata from Anápolis Goiás #Brazil was a fighter. The little girl suffered 8 cardiac arrests before succumbing to the virus. Afterwards the Gov. of Goiás mourned her death on social media #SoulsLostToCovid 4/30 metropoles.com/brasil/crianca…

🇺🇸16 yo Andre Guest from Indianapolis #Indiana loved photography & video games. His mom who is a nurse, got a call from her husband that something was wrong with their son. Within 24 hrs he was fighting for his life. #SoulsLostToCovid 5/30 people.com/health/16-year…

🇧🇷 9 y.o. Geovanna Steffane Ribeiro Guillem from Penápolis, São Paulo #Brazil had a history of leukemia and was undergoing treatment. She contracted the coronavirus while awaiting a bone marrow transplant. #SoulsLostToCovid 6/30 g1.globo.com/sp/sao-jose-do…

🇧🇷 17 day old Otávio from São José dos Campos, São Paulo #Brazil passed away from COVID. “Otávio has returned home. He is no longer a number, one of those on TV shows. It's not the flu," said family member Francisca Rosângela #SoulsLostToCovid 7/30 vejasp.abril.com.br/saude/bebe-17-…

🇦🇷 14 y.o. Nazarena Ramírez from Chaco #Argentina developed fevers, then underwent surgery for an appendicitis, later found to have systemic lupus and then developed fluid in her lungs from renal failure & COVID. #SoulsLostToCovid 8/30 infobae.com/aquellos-que-h…

🇺🇸 17 y.o. Jameela Barber from Lancaster #Texas was an exceptional high school student, awaiting induction into the national honor society in Texas. She loved to dance and was always willing to show friends the ropes in ROTC. #SoulsLostToCovid 9/30 buzzfeednews.com/article/lester…

🇧🇷 A 1 month old Guaraní baby from the Tenondé Porã reservation in São Paulo #Brazil passed away from COVID. According to village leaders other children are admitted to ICUs. #SoulsLostToCovid 10/30 [stock photo] observatorio3setor.org.br/noticias/bebe-…

🇧🇷 14 y.o. Leonardo Comoretto from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul #Brazil had chronic lung disease, so his family pulled him out of school and kept him in the house. Tragically, he still contracted the virus and passed away #SoulsLostToCovid 11/30 diariosm.com.br/not%C3%ADcias/…

🇺🇸 17 y.o. Aspen Deke from Kansas City #Missouri was a fighter! She had acute lymphoblastic leukemia & beat it 3 times, before succumbing to COVID. 10,500 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be diagnosed w/cancer in 2021 #SoulsLostToCovid 12/30 news.childrensmercy.org/fox-4-fort-osa…

🇧🇷 A 2 month old baby from Criciúma, São Paulo #Brazil passed away from COVID on June 2, 2021. #SoulsLostToCovid 13/30 notisul.com.br/geral/bebe-de-…

🇺🇸18 y.o. Yasmin Pena from Waterbury #Connecticut was a senior at Waterbury Arts Magnet School, where she sang, danced and acted in plays and musicals. “Her eyes had a spark. And she had an effervescence." #SoulsLostToCovid 13/30 courant.com/coronavirus/hc…

🇧🇷 9 mo. old Agatha Vitória from Costa Rica, Mato Grosso do Sul #Brazil had hydrocephalus and passed away from COVID. "I look at the clothes & remember. I'm in a state of shock” said mom, who is a nurse. #SoulsLostToCovid 15/30 cassilandianoticias.com.br/geral/alegria-…

🇺🇸9 mo. old Joseph Myles from Chicago #Illinois had a cold & cough. Tragically, during hospitalization, a family member found him unresponsive. Covid swabs were conflicting. On autopsy, he had COVID-19 present in lung tissue #SoulsLostToCovid 16/30 fox6now.com/news/autopsy-c…

🇧🇷 17 y.o. Isabele de Souza from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul #Brazil was a shy standout high school student that contracted COVID, while participating in remote learning. Her death devastated her community. #SoulsLostToCovid 17/30 metropoles.com/distrito-feder…

🇩🇿 11 mo. old Abdelmoumen Zulmat ( عبد المومن زلماط) from Batna #Algeria was admitted to University Hospital Benflis Al-Tohamy, but in the span of two weeks he progressively got sicker and passed away from COVID. #SoulsLostToCovid 18/30 bit.ly/3hfi9J4

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿3 day old Coolio Carl Justin Morgan from Bridgend #Wales was immediately transferred to another hospital after birth. 'He was all tubed up, it was horrible to see..I had just a few seconds with my newborn son.. when he was alive" #SoulsLostToCovid 19/30 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…

🇺🇸17 y.o. Isai Morocho from Madison #Wisconsin was young and healthy. He was a caring friend with a ready smile & sense of humor. While sitting at the table, he told his family he was sorry and felt afraid. Soon after, he collapsed #SoulsLostToCovid 20/30 madison.com/wsj/news/local…

🇧🇷 A 10 year old child from Betim, Minas Gerais #Brazil passed away from suspected COVID. His father, Samuel Rodrigues interviewed in the video below is devastated. #SoulsLostToCovid 21/30

🇺🇸 14 y.o. Alex Hernandez from Milwaukee #Wisconsin was a fighter! The beloved teen battled leukemia for three years, before succumbing to COVID. 10,500 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be diagnosed w/cancer in 2021 #SoulsLostToCovid 22/30 fox6now.com/news/14-year-o…

🇧🇷 8 yo Sara from Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul #Brazil overcame many obstacles to live a happy life. Despite having Down syndrome and a chronic neurological disease she was fulfilled, but Covid overwhelmed her fragile body #SoulsLostToCovid 23/30 diariodigital.com.br/geral/sara-a-p…

🇺🇸18 y.o. Caitlin Whisnant from Joliet #Illinois was sweet, kind, sensitive & resilient. At 7 years old, her birth mother, Angela, passed away from a heart attack. Caitlin loved to tell corny jokes to put people at ease #SoulsLostToCovid 24/30 shawlocal.com/the-herald-new…

🇮🇪 17 y.o. Aaron Doherty from Londonderry, Ireland was found to have COVID prior to scheduled surgery. "Last time I saw him was in the back of the ambulance, Aaron waved to me, I waved back, I said 'see you tomorrow', but I didn't" #SoulsLostToCovid 25/30 bbc.com/news/uk-northe…

🇧🇷 16 y.o. Giovana Campiotto from Marilândia do Sul, Paraná #Brazil was a high school sophomore with dreams of studying law and becoming a federal police officer. She rapidly deteriorated after testing positive for coronavirus. #SoulsLostToCovid 26/30 g1.globo.com/pr/norte-noroe…

🇮🇱 At Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba #Israel, a stillborn baby from a mother infected with COVID was also found to be carrying the virus. It was the second such reported instance in Israel #SoulsLostToCovid 27/30 timesofisrael.com/fetus-infected…

🇧🇷 10 Yanomami children died from Covid-19 in January, fueling fears over the disproportionate impact the coronavirus is having on vulnerable indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon #SoulsLostToCovid 28/30 theguardian.com/global-develop…

🇧🇷 13 y.o. Felipe Stefan from Dionisio Cerqueira, Santa Catarina #Brazil passed away from COVID. #SoulsLostToCovid 28/30 ndmais.com.br/saude/felipe-s…

🇧🇷 4 yo Douglas Emanuel Junqueira de Souza from Rio Branco, Acre #Brazil passed away from a coinfection with COVID & Dengue. "I have to be on sedatives all the time b/c I can't stand it. My house is completely empty," said mom #SoulsLostToCovid 29/30 g1.globo.com/ac/acre/notici…

🇧🇷6 mo. old Joaquim from São Luís, Maranhão #Brazil passed away from COVID. "I saw the saturation going down to 40. His little hand was white, it looked like there was no more blood. He looked at me as if asking for help," said mom #SoulsLostToCovid 30/30 revistacrescer.globo.com/Saude/noticia/…

This marks the end of this thread. I have many more stories of children who lost their lives to COVID that I will continue on a new thread.

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