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Sharing stories of recovery from COVID-19

Elliott Wenzler
ewenzler@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Posted 5/6/20

We spoke to people in or near the community about their journey through COVID-19 and compiled their stories here.

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Sharing stories of recovery from COVID-19

Cynthia Westin, 49, experienced extreme fatigue when weathering her COVID-19 diagnosis. Westin tested positive for the virus in early April.

Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2020 5:00 pm

Elliott Wenzler
ewenzler@coloradocommunitymedia.com

For some, the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing but distant stories of strangers in far-off places. It’s statistics, figures and fleeting headlines.

But there are families and individuals who have felt the effects of the virus in a much more tangible way. They’ve felt it in their own lungs and seen it in their loved ones exhausted by it.

The Highlands Ranch Herald spoke to people in or near the community about their journey through COVID-19 and compiled their stories here.

As of May 4, there were 586 reported cases in Douglas County, with 175 of them in Highlands Ranch. At least 125 people in the county were hospitalized with the virus.

'I couldn't lift my head off the pillow'

It started with a dinner party.

‘It was a fatigue I’ve never ever experienced before’

On top of everything, she had her 7-year-old daughter and a dog to care for.

'I will never forget the struggling for air'

“That was painful in every way, shape and form.”

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'I will never forget the struggling for air'

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I had COVID-19 and it was mentally challenging

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'I will never forget the struggling for air'

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I had COVID-19 and it was mentally challenging

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