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Surviving COVID-19, Ventilator, and Month in Hospital

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Hi everyone! I was diagnosed with EGPA in 2016. Like many of you, I'm immunocompromised from years of prednisone, azathioprine and Rituxan. Two years ago today, April 3rd, 2020, in spite of sheltering, I wound up in the hospital with COVID-19. Not as much was known about COVID then and there were no vaccines yet. Later that summer I was starting a blog to describe what nearly a month in the hospital and weeks on a ventilator was like. It was and continues to be a bit of therapy for the weeks of nightmares. Feel free to ask questions or comment- it's a Work in Progress- The Impatient Patient - graciemaylive.wordpress.com

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Thank you for sharing. So pleased that you lived to write your blog.

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Hey Thank you! I am glad I lived thru it too!

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Happy to hear you're okay

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