Posted on 12/11/2020 3:13:03 AM PST by real saxophonist
Woman dies after avoiding medical treatment due to fear of getting COVID-19
by: Rob Low
Dec 10, 2020
LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) — Sieglinde Manning said her 72-year-old mother died not from COVID-19, but because she feared getting the coronavirus.
The 54-year-old resident of Superior, Colorado said her mom hadn’t left the home the two shared in 9 months because she was terrified of contracting COVID.
Gudrun Manning, who went by the nickname “GG” for “Grandma Goody,” developed a urinary tract infection in mid-October.
Sieglinde said she recognized her mother’s symptoms and said in the past, similar infections had been successfully treated with an antibiotic. But this time, her mother was adamant she didn’t want to see a doctor or go to a hospital.
“I was too worried about her being upset with me, so I said, ‘OK, we’ll wait another day, we’ll wait another day.’ Another day was too late,” said Manning.
On Nov. 4, Sieglinde Manning rushed her mother to a nearby hospital in Louisville when her heart rate dropped to 42 beats per minute. But by then, hospital staff told her the 72-year-old’s kidneys had begun shutting down. Two days later, she died from sepsis.
Manning is convinced her mother would still be alive if she had taken her to the hospital two weeks sooner, when her mom first complained of symptoms.
“She’d be sitting over there yelling at me about one thing or another but she’d be alive. She really would be — there’s no doubt in my mind.”
The Centers for Disease Control reports four in 10 U.S. adults have reported avoiding medical care because of concerns related to COVID.
In the 10 weeks following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC reported emergency room visits dropped 23% for heart attacks, 20% with uncontrollable high sugar levels.
“The message is, if people have an urgent medical concern, they still need to get medical care. We can avoid needless deaths,” said Dr. Lisa Miller, a professor of epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health.
The number of deaths in Colorado has jumped dramatically in 2020.
Statistics from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment show from March 1 (when COVID deaths began) to Nov. 30, there have been 33,905 deaths compared to 29,690 in 2019.
That’s a 14% increase compared to the same 9 months in 2019.
Most of the excess deaths were due to COVID-19, about 9% of the 14% increase, but the other 5% were deaths due to non-COVID causes though many still likely related to COVID-19 because of delayed medical care.
“We know there are some indirect deaths that are not directly due to COVID but indirectly due to COVID because people have waited and not sought that medical care,” said Miller.
In addition, the number of excess deaths will probably be more than 14% in 2020, according to CDPHE, because there’s a two-month lag in reporting all deaths, which means the state tally for deaths in October and November is likely to grow.
“She just wasn’t my mom, she was best friend,” said Manning. She blames herself for not being able to convince her mom hospital staff are now better prepared than ever to minimize the spread of COVID in a health care setting.
“If I would’ve put my foot down, yes, she would’ve glared at me, she would’ve been pissed but she’d be alive. Put your foot down, go against their wishes because you will lose them if they don’t get treatment that they need,” said Manning.
Miller said people reluctant to see a doctor during COVID may want to try telehealth and if a doctor can’t help through a computer visit, the doctor may at least have more success convincing the patient to come in-person than a family member would.
The CDC website is clear: no one should delay medical care because they fear contracting COVID in a health care setting.
Vaccine Seed, Diabolos Seeding.
Add people who aren’t worried about the disease but are afraid of visiting the hospital because they are terrified of being hospitalized and never being allowed to see their families again or receive spiritual help from their churches.
Who is the adult here? It sounds like uro-sepsis, the number one killer of the elderly before Covid arrived. “Mom get in the car the car, you’re r going to the doctor.”
The day I heard about coronavirus I laughed it off as just another flu like virus but different risks. I ignore it like I do influenza.
I have yet to meet a single person infected or know of anyone that has died from Covid-19.
More people die from unintended accidents, 1.6 million each year, then this fraud spreading virus hoax.
You’d be more likely to save your life by wearing a seatbelt then a stupid mask and social distancing BS.
I know 4 people that have gotten Covid and 1 of them has died of it. Your world must be very small.
She was afraid to go out ans get the Rona so she stayed home to save lives like our trusty government tells us to do.
And she didn’t get the rona. Success!! So what’s the problem?
She wasn’t seen remotely by her pcp?
Telephones do exist.
No one in this area has that issue.
Te real message is YOU HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR BECAUSE DOCTORS WANT TO BILL FOR A VISIT.
This woman had previous urinary tract infection, knew the symptoms. In a sane world she should have been able to call her doctor and received a prescription for formerly used antibiotics. Very few 70+ year olds are going to fake a disease to get antibiotics.
She’ll still vote (D) in the next election.
Not at all, guy... I have family and friends from Hawaii to Ukraine, Germany, France and Poland. No reports of COVID-19 from friends or family.
Over the past 20 years I have lost 1 nephew to a drunk driver accident, my father died from sleep apnea, 2 friends to suicide, 3 OD drug deaths and 3 friends to car accidents.
I have lost several friends to natural death, and desease.
I am 63 years old and you seem to be idiotic and naive to what else can cause untimely or premature death besides the fear mongering Covid-19 propaganda.
You seem to live in a very small world.
I know 4 people that have gotten Covid and 1 of them has died of it. Your world must be very small.
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We all know people who have died. People die of many things.
The death rate from influenzas pre covid was amazing. Almost every “covid” death is from complications just like
Most of the 1918 deaths were from pneumonia.
We accepted the deaths from influenzas as normal. What is different about covid?
I'm going to go on a tangent on my own thread and say, absolutely true.
I was in the ER once with a bike crash related injury, and a whole bunch of people came and went, looking at things for a few seconds and saying nothing.
One of the many bills I got was from a doctor I never met, in a town miles away, and it just said 'Consult'. $1200. Nope, ain't paying that. Fought and got it dismissed.
Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled COVID panic thread.
33,905 deaths compared to 29,690
Thats not all that dramatic, especially when you further read “about 9% of the 14% increase,” was due to Wuhan [provided even that was correctly diagnosed].
What it is is ridiculous and irrational fear mongering on the part of health people and governors. The poor woman’s death is because of them.
Exactly.
So sad. Preventative compound Vit. D3, Vit. C, Zinc. Less than 10 cents per day. Everyone’s hiding it!
Irrational fear stoked by Faucci and the Media.....
The blood is on their hands......
I know several currently sick with it. One friend and his wife were both hospitalized early last week. The wife is now home but the husband I think is still in the hospital.
Another friend is sick with it and with his constant face mask wearing, he has no idea how or where he contracted it....
This incident with the mother and daughter could have been handled better. OTOH I know the problem of dealing with cantankerous older relatives.
My 70+ parents both got it, but they survived okay. Several days of fatigue and feeling yucky, but they’re fine now. It was in October. I was around them every day but either I didn’t get it or didn’t have symptoms.
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