A sick family member and a surprise birthday party in Texas led to at least 18 people becoming infected with the coronavirus, including a grandfather who is fighting for life. Now, the Barbosa family wants everyone to remember to take precautions since the state is stop reopening plans due to the increase in cases.
The family gathered for a party last month to celebrate a relative’s birthday. Chance O’Shel, a relative, told CBS News on Friday that eight family members have contracted the virus and that at least 10 friends have also contracted it.
“We were being a family, you know, they got together regularly, which we normally do,” he told the local KAVU television station. “They were even more cautious than before, but still took my grandmother, grandfather, and aunt to the hospital. You can really miss your family and you really want to be with them, but there is nothing worse feeling what my family is going through right now. “
Ron Barbosa, who did not attend the celebration, told the Associated Press that his nephew unknowingly had the virus and was the host of the party. The nephew had interacted with several family members who contracted the virus and then passed it on to others, he said.
Her father Frank and her mother Carole were going to celebrate their 68th anniversary soon. But instead, they are focused on your health.
Barbosa had been asking online for blood plasma donations from patients recovered from COVID-19 for his father, Frank Barbosa, and finally got it. However, the health of the elderly Barbosa, who, according to O’Shel’s Facebook page, is “in decline”. Nurses have asked for a ventilator and feeding tube.
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“What is so difficult is that he will die alone in that room,” O’Shel told KAVU. “And that’s the most difficult part of this virus: no one can go and say ‘goodbye’. I don’t think anyone should be blamed, but it’s a precaution. Can you say that I’m doing everything I can?”
Currently, Texas is experiencing an increase in both COVID-19 positive cases and hospitalizations. Texas Governor Greg Abbot said Thursday that the state will pause more phases while fighting the increase.
Abbot urged all Texans to “do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a mask, washing their hands regularly, and socially distancing themselves from others.”
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