The UNMASKING of
AMERICA
TEARS
OF A NATION By LaShanya Nash
By now you know the great personal loss I have experienced losing my Mother, Father and paternal Grandmother in a span of less than three years. I often say that CAREGIVER Magazine is my personal way of coping with all my grief and honoring my loved ones who I miss greatly (on a daily basis). Knowing how hard my own grieving process has been I truly can not imagine the level of grief, emotional pain and anger the families who have lost loved ones during the pandemic of COVID-19 must be feeling. Grief is a very personal journey and there is no right or wrong way to grieve. But I do fear the families that are in a state of deep sorrow will need help in dealing with their loss. My mother died from misdiagnosed and prolonged Histoplasmosis. In most cases, “histoplasmosis causes mild, flu-like symptoms. Most symptoms go away on their own, in a few weeks.” But Momma’s did not. “If the exposure is heavy, or the patient more vulnerable, symptoms may progress and become more severe. They will experience shortness of breath and could eventually show signs of respiratory failure. If the histoplasmosis spreads throughout the body, patients can suffer from complications. These include enlarged spleen and liver, gastrointestinal bleeding, lip and mouth ulcerations and decreased white and red blood cells leading to bone marrow failure.
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