His wife, healthcare assistant Merry Janet, says Marlon didn’t show signs of breaking down, so they both took his condition lightly. He died in the ICU, where he worked.
FAMILY. Marlon Jimenea with wife, Merry Janet and daughter, Marianne Jane.in the UAE city of Sharjah, had not been well although he tested negative for influenza A and B a few days before he was admitted to the emergency room of the University Hospital Sharjah .
We didn’t expect this to happen,” she added, her voice quivering on the phone, apparently holding back tears. Merry Janet, who was on duty that day, said their daughter’s nanny told her Marlon had a bout of dizziness. They would later learn that it was due to the declining oxygen level in his body. She was later informed that Marlon’s “oxygen saturation” level was continuously going down. Low levels of oxygen in the body is among early warning signs of COVID-19, his doctors said.Marlon was admitted to the ER in the afternoon then was moved to ICU that evening where he was intubated, according to Merry Janet.Merry Janet is now doing the paperwork for the cremation of her husband’s remains. She plans to bring his remains home to the Philippines.
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