Posted on 03/19/2020 12:33:23 PM PDT by TigerClaws
A 34-year-old man has died in California after testing positive of coronavirus just days ago, and 2 weeks after visiting Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida ... TMZ has learned.
Jeffrey Ghazarian from Glendora, CA, died Thursday morning at a Pasadena hospital after spending 5 days hooked up to a ventilator and battling for his life ... according to his family.
His sister says ... "He suffered a lot and put up a good fight. We will miss our Jeff everyday but we are thankful for all the fun happy memories of the times we had together."
Jeff's timeline regarding his COVID-19 infection is terrifying and should be eye-opening for people of all ages. According to his family, he flew from L.A. to Orlando on March 2 for a work conference, but stayed a few extra days to visit Disney World and Universal theme parks with friends.
We're told on March 7 he developed a cough, and the next day he coughed up blood. He flew back to LAX on March 9 ... and immediately went to the ER, where he also had a high fever.
The family says a chest x-ray confirmed Jeff had pneumonia, and he was tested for COVID-19 and sent home with fluids and antibiotics and instructed to self-quarantine until he got the results back.
We're told the results came back positive on March 13, and Jeff was provided a portable oxygen meter to keep an eye on his levels ... which took a turn for the worse that afternoon.
On March 14 he was taken by ambulance to the hospital and quickly transferred to the ICU when it was discovered his lungs were 60-70 percent blocked with pneumonia. Doctors decided the best path forward was to sedate and intubate, hoping a ventilator would help his lungs heal.
Sadly -- and despite the family claiming he was approved for antiviral meds -- he took a turn for the worse and never got the medication in time ... and passed away Thursday morning.
It appears Jeffrey was an at-risk patient. He had a history of asthma and frequent bronchitis as a child, though he outgrew that. He also had beat testicular cancer back in 2016.
The CDC now says young people can also be at grave risk ... and this underscores the danger.
He was 34.
RIP
I can’t tell you how many times this week I’ve seen the word terrifying In Articles it’s a crack up.
That seems odd...
Kinda wonder if the guy is gay...and has HIV.
Just wondering...seems odd.
“He likely picked it up at the airport.”
Probably from his work conference.
There are millions of Disney crazy people .
They love the place .
Pretty sure that's not the order of protocol and delaying treatment affected his outcome and needlessly exposed many.
Last name Armenian. Middle eastern genetics. MERRs and SARRs both originate in that region. Maybe the virus has a preference. Maybe a variant allele exist in that gene pool, that allows the virus to just spin out of control.
Because most of us are not in perfect health, that doesn’t mean our lives don’t matter.
The only problem I see with the article is it doesn’t state which medication was prescribed that is not available. Perhaps that issue deserves more attention.
Very true .
Doesn’t it. The grin makes him look like a corpse but maybe that’s just wishful thinking.
Quite a few nuts here..also.
So he had a severe cough including a bit of blood and yet he flew home the next day instead of going to a nearby ER? Very sorry for his family, but that was not a cool decision. How many others did he infect?
” 2 weeks after visiting Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida ...”
He flew om 3/2 for a week conference and stayed on for vacation so the earliest would be ONE week.
Coughing. on first visit and blood on second day, most likely.
We don’t know.
What is your medical opinion?
Here’s a previously healthy 20 year old killed by the virus in Spain.
A day later, blood work showed he also had leukemia, his family said. He finally died Sunday, less than a week after he first sought help.
Besides the asthma and bronchitis it says he also beat cancer in 2016.
No one actually beats cancer. It goes into remission and can manifest at any time.
So he had pulmonary disease and was treated for cancer? Seems important. Maybe important enough to put it higher than paragraph 10?
Did you read the story you posted? He had un-diagnosed (until treated to for CV) Leukemia
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