A Florida rideshare driver who once downplayed COVID 19 is now urging people to take it seriously after he and his wife were hospitalized with the virus, according to NBC News.
Brian, 46, wrote on Facebook on April 2 that he was following government guidance but did not fear the virus because of his faith. In a later post he said he had once believed the pandemic was blown out of proportion and was not that serious.
By April 18 he and his wife, Erin, had been sick for more than a week. He wrote that he had no energy and mostly wanted to sleep. The next day the couple were admitted to Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, where both were confirmed to have the virus and sent to intensive care.
In a lengthy update after about three weeks in the hospital, Brian said he began feeling better within a few days and was never put on a ventilator. He said Erin’s condition worsened, she was sedated and placed on a ventilator, and doctors had not been able to wean her off it. He wrote that he had come to accept she might not recover but was holding on to hope, and that he was thankful for their eight years of marriage.
Brian said he hopes others learn from his mistake. He asked people to use wisdom, to go out only if they have to, and not to be foolish the way he was so that the same thing does not happen to them.
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