[cherry]

just for the record, my brother who passed away with covid/from covid had no medical problems...he was fit and trim, very engaged with life.

[metmom]

just for the record, my brother who passed away with covid/from covid had no medical problems...he was fit and trim, very engaged with life.

But that cannot be extrapolated to the population as a whole.

My brother who has probably 4-5 comorbidities, recovered in a few days. He said it wasn’t that bad.

When your number is up, it’s up. We don’t and won’t know why some people react so poorly and others don’t. But in either case, one example cannot be applied to everyone as a whole.

[metmom]

just for the record, my brother who passed away with covid/from covid had no medical problems...he was fit and trim, very engaged with life.

So I guess then it’s not the lethality of the virus, it’s something within the person’s immune system that reacts to it.

[Triple]

Sorry for your loss.

Your brother appears to be in the minority of covid 19 deaths.

[norsky]

just for the record, my brother who passed away with covid/from covid had no medical problems...he was fit and trim, very engaged with life.

...........

One of the fellows I took care of during H1Ni, swine flu, was a 33 yo rock climber, very healthy. He was on a vent for a month, on a circular bed because his lungs were so bad, medically paralyzed and sedated, numerous iv and tube feed meds. He survived, but it was a rough go. Flu can be like that if not properly treated. Mistakes made.