California Archives - COVID Survivors for Change

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..

The Story of Katherine Van Andel, A Life at Standstill Because of Long Covid

I am 73 years old and when Covid hit of March in 2020 I was taking care of my 101 year old Aunty Gene and I wanted to make sure that she was safe as she was on hospice care in my home…

The Story of Maria Flores, a Long Hauler in California Taking Recovery One Day at a Time

November 25 2020 I remember feeling a little tired nothing out the blue I felt maybe it was just my usually sinus infection or allergies.I called my son up and asked him not to come for Thanksgiving just as a precaution because his wife had just given birth to my beautiful granddaughter two weeks earlier.

In Memory of Eric M Ferry, A Husband and Friend to All

My husband Eric contracted COVID the first week of November 2020, he was misdiagnosed after having a negative rapid COVID test. After 1 week of being home treated with antibiotics for bronchitis…

In Memory of Jose Roberto Alvarez, A Daughters Story of Grieving Her Father

My dad, Jose Roberto Alvarez, contracted COVID-19 in late June 2020, and my mom also contracted it a couple of days later.

In Memory of Maria E. Cuevas, A Mother, Nana, and Great-grandmother Who Fought Bravely for 3 Weeks

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Maria E. Cuevas, my mother who I lost to Covid on December 10, 2020. My mom fought for 3 weeks and after being placed on a ventilator she lost her battle.

In Memory of Cipriano Pedroza, A Father and Grandfather Whose Beautiful Heart and Gentle Soul Touched So Many

My father, My first Love lost his battle to Covid on January 8, 2021. My Dad’s beautiful heart stopped beating that night after fighting for three weeks.