“The freeper whose son was on the verge of a vent also shows the pitfalls.”
Yes - that was us. I regret not forcing the issue more and getting him early treatment. SO THANKFUL that he is doing better. “Yeah - they even let me sit in a chair for an hour today...” (Imagine - the highlight of your day is being allowed to sit in a chair!?)
As you say - get on top of the symptoms right away. Even at the risk of getting infected yourself - check on others and OBSERVE how they are doing. Don’t trust their texts of “Yeah - I’m doing okay.”
Not a medical professional..but I would add it is often recommended to get on D3 and zinc perhaps quercetin zinc now...don’t wait for diagnosis. In Texas You can get rapid test in most urgent care centers..call first to verify. Also verify you can get monoclonal antibody (regeneron) script if Covid positive. In Texas you cannot get regeneron if you wait too long. Get it fast after diagnosis. Here there are setups across the state.thanks Abbot. Not a bad idea as well to pre order the rapid test to have at your house, and have reliable thermometer and blood oxy finger oxygen monitor. After diagnosis check temp and oxy levels at least 4 times a day. Ask your doc when to get to ER re temp and oxy level. Mercola advises to have a nebulizer on hand, as he is a fan of hydrogen peroxide in nebulizer under some circumstances. Google for more details. Be prepared. You can buy quercetin zinc from Walmart online or Sams or Amazon.
Sadly, a day or two more of trying to fight it on his own might have ended up in death...
Hopefully, the rest of the youngins in the family will take the experience to heart if they catch it.
Your family really dodged a bad outcome. Power of prayers and medicine.