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Rep. Ted James on Covid-19 : ‘I made up in my mind that I did not want to live”
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:05 am
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:05 am
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Rep. Edward James, better known as Ted James, is finally emerging from the fight of his life, the fight with the coronavirus. He’s now back home after COVID-19 nearly claimed his life.
“I made up in my mind that I did not want to fight anymore,” said James. “When I couldn’t breathe on my own, there was a point in time I kept telling them, ‘I’m not going to make it, like, I’m not going to make it,’” said James.
For nearly a decade, Baton Rouge has grown to know James as a state legislator. He’s an active, 38-year-old who works out daily and settled for a run around the lakes Sunday, March 22. The following day, the first of the coronavirus symptoms hit him.
“Woke up with a 102° fever that Monday,” said James.
He was tested that same day. His temperature did not dip under 100° for several days. He says he took Tylenol around the clock, drank lots of fluids, and immediately quarantined himself. James says he knew in his heart he had it.
“I knew once the fever started to kick in, but the shortness of breath is what really got my attention,” said James.
Test results confirmed a positive by Thursday that same week. By Saturday, he says friends were dropping food outside his home, but he didn’t even have it in him to get off the couch and make it to the door. Finally on Sunday, he drove himself to Baton Rouge General. He was immediately placed on oxygen because he could not breathe and was admitted to the hospital
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Guess who gave him the strength to keep fighting? The men and women on the front lines, the nurses who went into “comfort mode” rather than medical mode.
“They literally held my hand and pushed me through this because there were times where I kept saying, ‘I’m not going to make it through this.’ I could just feel my chest. I could feel that with every breath, like you don’t think about it, but every breath I had to sit there and really think about something as simple as breathing,” said James. “I literally had to make the decision in the hospital that I was going to go on.”
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“Eighteen days ago, I would not have imagined that COVID would take over my life,” said James.
The representative says he does not have any underlying health conditions.
“I don’t have any heart issues, don’t have issues with diabetes. I sit here today, 18 days later, still not knowing how I contracted it,” said James
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Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:16 am to TOKEN
No asthma or sickle cell anemia? I see he's black so I'm not sure what other underlying conditions could exacerbate it but I'm convinced he had one if it got that bad.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:18 am to TOKEN
His is a profound story, no doubt. And stands out even more given his reported health prior to. However it does also sound like he should have gone to the emergency room a good bit sooner than he did. Sounds like something I would do, unfortunately. But perhaps the current circumstances would prompt me to swallow pride and go on in to the ER much quicker than I normally would.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:37 am to TOKEN
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By Saturday, he says friends were dropping food outside his home, but he didn’t even have it in him to get off the couch and make it to the door. Finally on Sunday, he drove himself to Baton Rouge General. He was immediately placed on oxygen because he could not breathe and was admitted to the hospital
Not discounting his story, but this is dramatic narrative recounting. He cant make it to his door from the couch, but can drive to the hospital?
Also they dont put you on O2 because you ‘cant breathe‘, they do it because you arent getting O2 to peripheral tissue.
He just knew he wasn’t going to make it, COVID was going to take him. Heres his story of surviving COVID.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 1:47 am to TOKEN
Reminds me of a long-term substitute high school teacher I had in 10th grade. He was the coolest guy. He took us out on trips through the woods, engaged us in conversations...
I saw him right after that and he was ravaged by cancer. He looked like a ghost. I thought, “this is the last time I’ll ever see or talk to this man.”
I saw him a few years later, and he had rebounded fully. I told him how I couldn’t believe he was alive. He told me how he was in so much pain, that he laid awake praying to die so that he would not suffer anymore.
I’m proud to say that 20 years later, that man is still alive, I’m still alive, and we’re still friends.
Miracles happen. Every single day.
I saw him right after that and he was ravaged by cancer. He looked like a ghost. I thought, “this is the last time I’ll ever see or talk to this man.”
I saw him a few years later, and he had rebounded fully. I told him how I couldn’t believe he was alive. He told me how he was in so much pain, that he laid awake praying to die so that he would not suffer anymore.
I’m proud to say that 20 years later, that man is still alive, I’m still alive, and we’re still friends.
Miracles happen. Every single day.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 2:06 am to TOKEN
Sounds like a pussy
Posted on 4/10/20 at 2:08 am to tiggerthetooth
Not all black people have sickle cell
Posted on 4/10/20 at 4:14 am to tiggerthetooth
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I'm not sure what other underlying conditions could exacerbate it but I'm convinced he had one if it got that bad.
Because of what you read on the internet?
Posted on 4/10/20 at 4:23 am to tiger1014
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Because of what you read on the internet?
It makes them sleep better at night.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 4:27 am to TOKEN
Hydroxychloroquine a part of his recovery?
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:13 am to Little Trump
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Hydroxychloroquine a part of his recovery?
Excellent question...
He was given something...so what was it?
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:16 am to TOKEN
Honest question. Why didn’t they try Hydroxychloroquine on him?
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:33 am to TOKEN
He couldn’t breathe, yet he was breathing. You don’t shut down the world because you feel like shite. People need to be dropping like flies with their organs turning to mush within days to do what’s been done. Like the movie outbreak.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:45 am to Revelator
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onest question. Why didn’t they try Hydroxychloroquine on him?
Probably not, plenty of anecdotal evidence it could help, even if it doesn’t it’s inexpensive with few if any side effects. I’m sure TDS keeps a lot of patients from getting this treatment. Also black people seem to be more likely to have early physical issues, sickle, heart issues, diabetes..So in someways race can be an underlying issue.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:56 am to TOKEN
What an idiot people like this are. No underlying conditions helps you survive the virus, it doesn't prevent you from getting it.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 6:56 am to AMS
quote:How do you expect a layperson to describe it?
Also they dont put you on O2 because you ‘cant breathe‘, they do it because you arent getting O2 to peripheral tissue.
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