Just found out today at family Christmas that my cousin, early 50s, pretty good health, nearly died of covid back in July. They never told most of the family. Around July 4th he started having trouble breathing, he went to the ER and his O2 was in the low 90's so they sent him home. He goes back a few days later and his O2 is 80 and they send him home again. A couple days later he's laboring hard for breath and they go back to the ER and his O2 is below 60 and they finally admit him. He's in a world of shit now and is in ICU for two weeks on high oxygen.
They don't think he's going to make it and are ready to intubate him and the wife tells the Dr. we are going to take him home to die. He somehow makes a turnaround and pulls through. Never was intubated, but was in the hospital for over 4 weeks. He lost his hair, which has all grown back now. Still gets winded pretty good when he pushes himself too hard. He has issues now with joint pain. Lesions on his lungs from the covid pneumonia the docs think.
Unreal. Him and his wife's side of the family have never taken the pandemic seriously nor practiced any precaution and he almost fucked around and found out. The good thing that came out of this is that it scared their family enough to all get vaccinated.
Another cousin had covid almost a year ago and still has only part of her sense of smell back.
My 16 year old nephew had covid 2 months ago and his taste is still off.
Merry Christmas!