A Nevada woman who gave birth to two children and suffered the loss of her husband during the coronavirus pandemic is recovering after a nearly four-month battle with complications from COVID-19.
When she woke up from sedation in January, Salas said she quickly realized she was not pregnant anymore. She said she was confused by family photos on the wall, including ones of her husband, Jaime, who died in May 2021 due to hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
"I told myself, 'No one is going to parent my kids like how we want to parent, so I have to finish this. I have to see myself through,'" said Salas, who gave birth to Mia in March 2020, at the start of the pandemic."So I kept pushing myself."Rowena Salas, 32, takes her first steps after being hospitalized with COVID-19 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas.
Even with her faster-than-expected recovery, it was not until March 3, 2022, 98 days after giving birth, that Salas was able to hold her son Oliver for the first time.
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