Thread by @WesElyMD

1/🧵 Somebody had to die to get me a bed…

Voice on to listen: 🎧

My patient, now a #LongCOVID survivor & mentor to young Black boys told me…

“I was getting so sick w #COVID, & there was not a bed. They called everywhere & suddenly that night they said the VA got a bed.

2/ So somebody had to die that day, you know, so I’m just saying, wow, you know. But I told my wife, when I left here, I’m in God’s hands, you know, and I don’t know why I said it, but there was nothing she could do for me. (Pics w perm)

3/ So many things fell into place, it’s just not a coincidence. I thank God every day. I’m a different kind of guy, you know. I had to change a lot of my life. I got involved w young men to try to change the trajectory of their lives. That changed me & became therapy for me.

4/ Being a mentor you know, talking to the boys whose dads are in prison, explaining the meaning of life, you know, the meaning of, justice, peace, courage. Nobody came to me when I was a kid, you know, I had to learn the hard way.

He give up his retirement fund to help 20 boys.

5/ So I just thank God that I’m here today. But I’m not where I want to be. I’ll be honest w you doctor, I have my days. I’m still having difficulty (#LongCOVID x1.5 years). Sometimes just walking from the bathroom, making it to bed and then being winded & tired.

6/fin
“You can’t give up, you know. My wife has to remind me, and I remind myself that TOO MANY PEOPLE did TOO MUCH WORK for me to just give in, you know, to this [#LongCOVID], and I refuse to do that.”
 
This man’s bravery astounds me.
 
Honor him w #VAXX + #BOOSTER + #KN95