Current Events > Mom didn't believe COVID-19 was real until AFTER her Autistic Son DIED from it!!

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Christy Carpenter from Alabama said she firmly believed that COVID-19 was a HOAX and now REGRETS not getting her family vaccinated after it killed her 28 y/o Autistic Son!!

She said it was only after her son, Curt became seriously ill and then she and her daughter caught the virus who now realize the importance of getting the vaccine

He died in early May, 2 months after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and spent his last weeks on a ventilator

She said "It took watching my son die and me suffering the effects of Covid for us to realize we need the vaccine. We did not get vaccinatd when we had the opportunity and regret that so much now. It took years to create other vaccines and the coronavirus vaccine was created very quickly. That made us very nervous"

Curt was a young and otherwise healthy man who got the virus and then his mother and younger sister got it back in March. They initially had ild symptoms and appeared to be getting better but a week later, both the mom and her son's oxygen levels dropped and were rushed to hospital after developing penumonia and Curt was put on a ventilator where his lung also collapsed that led to his organs shutting down.

Her son's last haunting towards to her on his death bed was "This is not a hoax, this is real"

Cases are on the rise in Alabama where it had one of the lowest vaccination rates as well with just 33.9% being fully vacinated.

She does not want others to repeat her mistake and hopes that Curt's death will remind people of the importance of vaccination

Christy says "If Curt were here today, he would make it his mission to encourage everyone to get vaccinated. Cayla, his sister, and i are carrying out that mission in his memory. If we can help keep people healthier and possibly save lives by encouraging others to take the vaccine, then Curt's death was not in vain"

Curt lived life to the fullest who enjoyed Pokemon, trains, video games and frogs

Do you think these large group of conservative anti-vaxxers will ever come around to getting the vaccine?

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If only she had listened before he had to die

Zikten posted...

If only she had listened before he had to die

In fairness, what would matter more is whether he listened or not, but your general sentiment is right.

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It's sad yes but saying he was "otherwise healthy"? By looking at the pics he may have had an issue or two that should've been a concern with Covid.
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The sad part is I don't exist people to be any less anti expert/ anti intellectual on the other side of this. Oh well.

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bigtiggie23 posted...

It's sad yes but saying he was "otherwise healthy"? By looking at the pics he may have had an issue or two that should've been a concern with Covid.

At 28, even with pre-existing conditions your risk is generally pretty low. But "low" is not "zero".

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My grandmother that was in a nursing home and my severely autistic institutionalized uncle got covid last year (he got it first, she got it a few months later). She died and he lived. It was incredibly tough for my Dad to deal with in particular. He had to deal with Pennsylvania's quarantine policies for people coming in from out of state and she passed away while he was waiting for his flight. He wasn't allowed to see his brother either while he was sick. With my Grandmother they gave her morphine and they had a video chat with my Dad and they did a video chat where a priest gave her last rights.

Neither of them fully understood what happening to them they just knew that they were in pain.

It enrages me that some employees at these care facilities are choosing to go unvaccinated.