Local family speaks out after testing positive for COVID-19, mother is hospitalized

Local family speaks out after testing positive for COVID-19, mother is hospitalized

COPING.SHE JOIN US LIVE FROM AT THEBAKERSFIELD HEART HOPSITAL.GOOD EVENING TODAY I WAS ABLE TOSPEAK WITH JAMIE ROSENBLADABOUT HER MOTHER WHO ISCURRENTLY AT THE HEARTHOSPITAL FIGHTING FOR HER LIFEDUE TO THE COVID19.

SHETELLS ME SHE IS SPEAKING OUTTODAY BECAUSE ITS HERRESPONSIBILITY TO TELL EVERYONETO TAKE THISSERIOUSLY AND STAY IN.I DIDN'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY UNTILMYMOM TOLD ME SHE WAS DIAGNOSEDWITH COVID 1940-YEAR OLD LISA MUNDY IS ABAKERSFIELD NATIVE WHO ISCURRENTLY FLIGHTING FOR HER LIFEAT THE BAKERSFIELDHEART HOSPITAL - AFTER BEINGDIAGNOSED FOR COVID-19.ACCORDING TO HER 19 YEAR OLDDAUGHTER JAMIE ROSENBLAD .TESTRESULTS SHOW THAT ROSENBLAD HASALSO TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 AND SHE SAYS HER MOM-AND OTHER FAMILY METERSHAVE IT AS WELL.ROSENBLAD SHARE HER MOM AND HERBOTH SHOWEDSYMPTOMS OVER A SPAN OF A WEEK.SHE NOW IS SELF-ISOLATING..

AND UNABLE TO SEE ORSPEAK TO HER MOM.:THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVEBEEN HARD MY MOM IS THE ONE INTHE HOSPITAL WITHTHE CORONAVIRUS SHE IS IN AMEDICAL INDUCED COMA SHE ISHEAVILY SEDAYTEDAND ON A VENTILATOR- THAT MEANSSHE IS NOT AWAKE- SHE CAN NOTTALK OR TEXT.ROSENBLAD SHARES THAT HER MOTHERDOES HAVE OTHERUNDERLYING HEALTHCONDITIONS-SUCH AS LUNG DISEASEAND WAS A T HIGH RISK INCONTRACTING THE VIRUS..

ANDHER FAMILY TOOK ALLPRECAUTIONS..

AND STAYED INTHE HOUSE..

AND ARE UNSURE HOWSHE GOT ITMY MOM HAS HAD VERY BAD HEALTHISSUES HER ENTIRE LIFE.

SHE INMAY OF2015 OR 16 SHE WAS IN THEHOSPITAL FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYSAND ALMOST DIEDTHREE TIMES.

SHE GOT PULMONARYEMBOLIM IN HER LUNGS ANDSEPTIC-AND IT TOOK HER A FEW YEARS TOGET BACK ON HER FEET THEN THISHAPPENED.LAST WEEKEND, ROSENBLAD SAYSTHINGS TOOK A TURN FOR THEWORSE..

WHEN HER MOTHERFACETIMED HER WHEN THEY BOTHWERE IN THE HOUSE- BECAUSE SHEWAS UNABLE TO SPEAK ANDWAS FIGHTING TO BREATHE..ROSENBLAD SAYS IT WAS THELONGEST HOUR OF HER LIFE.SOT: (33 SECS)WHEN I WALKED IN THERE ANDTURNED ON HER LIGHT SHE WASALL BLUE AND NOT GETTING ANYOXYGEN THROUGH HER BODY..

SHEWAS COUGHING AND CHOKING ANDGRASPING FOR AIR.

(BUTED) I HADTO CALL THE AMBULANCE THEYDIDN'T GET THEIR FIRST THE FIREDEPT DID AND THEY COULDN'T COMEINSIDE BECAUSE OF THEACT RISK FACTOR FOR THEM(BUTTED) SO I HAD TO HELP MYMOM GET OUT OF THE HOUSE ANDTHAT WAS THE SCARIEST THINGBECAUSE I FELT LIKE THAT HERLIFE DEPENDED ON ME.SHE IS NOW ASKING THE COMMUNITYTO TAKE THIS VIRUSSERIOUSLY.PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THE SEVERITYOF IT OR YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ORREALIZE HOW SCARY IT IS UNTILITS YOU ORYOUR FAMILY MEMBER..JAMIE SAYS THE REST OF HERFAMILY MEMBERS IN HER HOME ARESTILL AWAITING THEIR RESULTS..AND DUE TO ISOALTION THECOMMUNITY HAS SET UP A MEALTRAIN WHERE PEOPLE CAN DROP OFFFOOD IN A SECURE LOCATION TOHAVE SE