An Arizona man in a coma from coronavirus woke up paralyzed

[Nevilledog]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/us/arizona-coronavirus-man-woke-up-paralyzed/index.html


(CNN)For Eddie Case, recovering from Covid-19 comes with hard work and uncertainty.

The virus sent him into a medically induced coma, he told CNN's Anderson Cooper Wednesday. And when he woke up, he was paralyzed.

"I really thought I had been involved in an accident or some sort of mishap," Case said. He has since had to learn how to stand and how to write.

Coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are on the rise across the US. With cases nearing 3.5 million in the country, health experts are learning more about the varied ways the virus manifests and the harrowing impacts that can remain during recovery.

Case has undergone intensive therapy in hopes of regaining the mobility he lost from his muscles atrophying. Doctors told him only time will tell what his recovery will look like, he said. But had his wife not pressed for his healthcare, he might not have recovered at all, he said.

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How do you educate people about the dangers of COVID-19 when they believe it's all a hoax?

[marybourg]

1. Hard to do when a malevolent nincompoop in the white house

keeps telling them that for his own political advantage.

[Nevilledog]

2. I know. I fear nothing short of having someone close die from it will even register.

[Wheezy]

3. Eddie is

a personal friend of mine. We were very scared. Thank you for supporting him!

[Nevilledog]

4. Hope he's doing better. I wish him well.

[peggysue2]

5. Sounds as if this man had neurological damage

Brain damage has been reported with Covid-19. Relearning skills most of us take for granted is what you would see with different levels of brain injury. You have to start right at the beginning like an infant. Incredibly frustrating for patients and a lo-o-ong process. The rule of thumb when my son was injured was that what you're able to regain in the first 6-9 months is basically what you'll windup living with. As for the paralysis? That's because the brain has 'forgotten' how to move the body. It takes weeks and weeks of physical therapy to regain movement and allow the brain time to develop new neural pathways for cognitive skills to be reestablished.

Just one more reason to avoid a Covid infection.