covidsurvivors, Author at COVID Survivors for Change

In Loving Memory of Yolanda Meshe Powell, a Mother Mourned by Her Children After Losing Her Battle With COVID

On September 3, 2021 I received a phone call from my mom’s best friend that she couldn’t get in contact with my mom and she was very concerned…

In Loving Memory of Zenon Z. Robledo, a Father Gone Too Soon Due to COVID

I lost my dad October 30, 2021 to Covid complications. My father was in the hospital for two weeks and we were advised to put him in a induced coma..

In Loving Memory of Jennifer Cook, a Beloved Mother Missed Deeply After Being Taken by COVID

My mom tested positive for covid 12/04/21. She was diagnosed with double covid pneumonia and it was ravaging her lungs. 12/18/21 she was sedated and intubated. The doctors were able to confirm that mom suffered multiple strokes while fighting covid…

The Story of David Gualdarrama, a Man Whose Resilience Helped Him Overcome COVID

I was a normal guy going to the gym. I didn’t have any history of illnesses – nothing just a normal guy with a normal life. Last year around August I got COVID…

In Memory of Rita Delorais Coleman, a Fierce and Caring Matriarch Taken Too Soon

My mama, Rita Delorais Coleman, was fire, ice, light, and joy all in one! The matriarch of our family, she lived a life of caring deeply for others and anchoring her faith to be a ray of motivation and hope for everyone around her.

In Memory of Daniel B. Estrada, a Caring and Dedicated Husband and Father Taken by COVID

In loving memory of Daniel B. Estrada. Daniel was my husband and a father to 7, we shared a beautiful blended family. In September of 2021, Daniel was diagnosed with covid-19 and told to quarantine at home.

In Memory of Noemi Garcia, a Daughter’s Tragedy of Losing Her Mother to COVID

My mother was admitted to Carroll hospital with covid-19 and was under Hospise care and later passed away in 10/4/2020.

In Memory of Sylvia and Michael Koire, a Couple Whose Love Lasted Until the Very End

My beautiful mother, Sylvia Koire, and my sweet step-father, Michael Koire, died 3 days apart in August 2020. They tested on Friday, he went to the..

In Memory of Refugio Patino Jr, a Loving Husband Missed Dearly by His Wife

We both caught COVID on July 4 2020…my husband went to Er only after he was having trouble breathing…

NPR: Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets – one silver, one white – sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, S.C.

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