Shared Stories

Kolleen P. I was young, healthy and working out at gym working everyday. Then I got COVID-induced double pneumonia in July and I had to stay in the hospital for three months.

Ken T. July 15, for the third time, my wife Deb went to the emergency room complaining about asthma. She was vaccinated for COVID-19, her second shot was March 2021.

John B. My wife and I contracted COVID-19 at our class reunion. I got the vaccine and was only mildly sick for a couple days.

Joan P. I was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy about 10 years ago - and another name for this heart/lung disease is Congestive Heart Failure. Currently, during the COVID- 19 outbreak, I have had mild symptoms which subsided after about 2 days.

Evelyn P. I have been going through a difficult time, a time of trials, grief, despair and sadness. The coronavirus is still raging and even spiking in some states.

Dorothy H. My story is about the coronavirus. I do not know how or where to get testing here in Monmouth County, NJ.

Charlotte T. I am a coronavirus survivor. Thank you Lord.

Caliel C. I have had COVID-19 since June 14. I’m currently in the hospital with pneumonia.

Anthony M. My COVID-19 story: First and foremost, thank you to my wife Lisa Mendoza for taking care of me.

Adrian N. I have pneumonia brought on by COVID-19. I am a 40-year-old man in great shape. Blood work was perfect a week before. Itching started in chest and lungs then flu like symptoms set in. The flu like symptoms lasted six days then the pneumonia set in.

Susan B. I had almost never been sick in my life until, at 60, I developed asthma/sinusitis.

Sherryl L. My son, Christopher LaGrone died of high-altitude sickness in Cusco, Peru in December, 2018. He was asthmatic since the age of 2. He died at age 41.

Saida M. Hello my name is Saida Mahoney. I am 24 years old and I am a performing arts major in college. I love to sing, dance and do theatre.

Richard G. My sister, Clara, and I grew up in a small home in Philadelphia. She had terrible asthma, including many doctor visits and hospitalizations, including in the ICU.

Olivia R. Have you ever met someone so full of life, so vibrant, so generous, kind, and warm-hearted whose only wish for her life was to become a doctor to help people like her? Erin is that person.