Coronavirus: Woman expected to die opens eyes after family pulls the plug

WSBTV ^ | 12/20/2020 | Brianna Chambers

[BenLurkin]

Doctors told Nichole Brewer that her mother, Rhonda Withem, would not be able to breathe again on her own after suffering complications from the coronavirus, KTHV reported.

Withem, who tested positive for the virus on Nov. 7, initially quarantined while she monitored her symptoms. As they continued to worsen, she was eventually admitted to the intensive care unit at Saline Memorial Hospital.

For two weeks, she remained in the ICU on a ventilator. Doctors told Brewer her mother had been unresponsive during attempts to remove her from the ventilator.

“The doctors said it would just be hours once they took everything off,” Brewer told the news station.

But before long, Withem opened her eyes and looked around the room. Brewer said she even attempted to smile and wave at her daughters.

Withem is undergoing rehabilitation through next week to regain her strength, and her daughter has a message for those who might be going through a similar situation: “Don’t give up on your faith or your hope.”

[Marcell]

“Withem, who tested positive for the virus on Nov. 7, initially quarantined while she monitored her symptoms. As they continued to worsen, she was eventually admitted to the intensive care unit at Saline Memorial Hospital.”

Early treatment with safe and effective drugs result in better outcomes.

Monitoring your symptoms until you need hospitalization is not a good plan for many,

[IgnorerOfLiberals]

Praise the Lord

[smokingfrog]

I thought they decided awhile ago that putting people on ventilators was not such a good idea? Perhaps there was some Divine intervention here.

[Larry Lucido]

Great news. Hope she continues her recovery. Always glad to hear of someone coming off of life support (and the occasional Christmas miracle).

[SmokingJoe]

Too late.
She has already been added to the coonavirus “deaths” figures, from which she will never be removed.
Also, the Dems have already added her name to the “dead people to send mail in ballots for” list for the next elections.
I think the Dems actively look for dead people so they can request mail in ballots for them, long before the elections actually take place. Why not start now?

[UnwashedPeasant]

"Withem, who tested positive for the virus on Nov. 7"

If she had been given Ivermectin immediately, she would have avoided a lot of suffering.

[so_real]

"Withem, who tested positive for the virus on Nov. 7, initially quarantined while she monitored her symptoms. As they continued to worsen, she was eventually admitted to the intensive care unit at Saline Memorial Hospital. For two weeks, she remained in the ICU on a ventilator."

This is medical malpractice, in my opinion. Doctors should be telling folks to use a prophylaxis of zinc, quercetin, vitamin c, and vitamin D3 if they suspect they've been exposed to Covid-19 while waiting for test results. The EVMS protocol is common knowledge at this point. It's medical malpractice not to encourage its application when it is so cheap, easy, and effective.

[TiGuy22]

I’ve known a number of people that have had the virus, from a symptomatic, to down for the two weeks, none hospitalized. Ironically none were prescribed anything by this doctors.

[LastDayz]

I’ll wager Rhonda has an interesting story to tell.

[nevergore]

I get my quercetin from Red Wine :^)

Otherwise, my wife and I have been on daily doses of Zinc, C, and D3 since February.....in addition to our regular supplements.....

[lilypad]

A friend was on the vent for Covid for about a week. He was not getting better but he was able to signal he wanted the vent out. They obliged. Within a day or so he was back into a regular hospital room eating and walking around. Home within a day after that.

[dfwgator]

"What are you doing? Were you pulling the plug on me?"

[wastedyears]

That’s why I’m taking quercetin, zinc, Vit C and magnesium every day before eating. I’m actually kinda not worried about if I get sick, as strange as it sounds.

[Vaduz]

Willpower is a powerful thing never give up.

[a real Sheila]

A friend of mine and her spouse got covid.
Were in bed for 4-5 days with fever and cough.
Started feeling better.
Spouse continued to rapidly improve.

Friend’s condition degraded to the point of hospitalization (could not breathe). She heard the doctor’s discussing ventilator. She cried and told them NOT to put her on a vent. They put her on a high flow nasal cannula (bigger tubes inside the nose) and she was in ICU for 12 days. She had major nausea and would not eat.

*WARNING - GROSS*
I’m starting to think the nausea is the body’s way of trying to expel the crud from the lungs. I have another friend who had it and battled the nausea for a day, trying hard NOT to vomit. She finally gave into it and said “Ok, I’m gonna let loose.” She said she could FEEL this vile stuff come out of her lungs. (mixture of thick mucous and something similar to pus). Sorry for the DISGUSTING DESCRIPTION.

[so_real]

That’s why I’m taking quercetin, zinc, Vit C and magnesium every day before eating. I’m actually kinda not worried about if I get sick, as strange as it sounds.

Same here, with the addition of D3 and K2 (D3 for the immune system benefits, and K2 to help the body load the calcium broken loose by D3 into teeth and bones instead of arteries and organs). And I use the zinc that has a touch of copper in it to stave off the copper depletion effect of long term zinc usage. I haven't had more than a sniffle in years. If people would spend their money on nutritional supplements instead of disposable masks, maybe we'd be done with this p[l]andemic by now.

[Kirkwood]

So you’re saying to not treat and they will get better anyway?

[so_real]

"I get my quercetin from Red Wine :^)"

I tried that :-) Getting 250mg of quercetin 2mg at-a-time from a glass of shiraz red was ... entertaining! Though I had to resort to supplements, I did give it a good effort :-)

[Marcell]

And they wonder why so many have lost trust in the medical establishment like AMA, NIH, FDA and CDC.