Laurie’s Story

Site created on December 15, 2021

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Laurie got COVID the end of November 2021. She was hospitalized followed by care at a transitional care unit, totaling 4 months. Of that time she was on a ventilator 7 weeks. When she was taken off the ventilator and woke up she could not move her body… Here is her journey ….

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Journal entry by Laurie Gahm

This will be my last time sharing on Caring Bridge…one year ago today while celebrating Thanksgiving with my family, I felt tired and Ill and took to my bed before the kids even left…
Long story short, I had COVID and spent 4 months hospitalized and 2 months of that on a ventilator… upon returning home I continued to have homecare and then outpatient therapies… I had to learn to walk, talk, eat and drive again… now one year after getting sick, I am eating, walking, driving and enjoying family and friend time… I am not 100% but continue to improve… I ran into one of my nurses from Northland today and with tears in her eyes she said, “you are a miracle!”  Without Gods grace in rescuing me and all of your cares and prayers I wouldn’t be here today… so thank you and may God bless you and yours!
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