An ambulance whisked Carol Todecheene from her house in late March as some of her 13 rescue dogs barked and neighbors stood in their yards wondering what was wrong. Dr. Jonathan Iralu, an infectious disease specialist for the Indian Health Service in Gallup, New Mexico, said it's important to encourage
1 / 6Virus Outbreak-Navajo-SurvivorIn this May 15, 2020 photo provided by Shannon Todecheene her mother Carol Todecheene, left, receives therapy services at her daughter's home in Tucson, Ariz. Carol Todecheene was among those severely hit with the coronavirus. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An ambulance whisked Carol Todecheene from her house in late March as some of her 13 rescue dogs barked and neighbors stood in their yards wondering what was wrong.
She tried to get tested for the coronavirus at a health center in the Navajo Nation town of Kayenta but was turned away twice because she didn't have a fever or respiratory problems. Her daughter Shannon insisted she go off the reservation to get checked. Story continuesThe last thing Todecheene remembered before being hospitalized was canceling meal deliveries to students in the Kayenta Unified School District because she feared for the bus drivers' safety.
She thought about her kids, who were calling the hospital every day, and her late husband, Harry, wishing he could hold her and tell her things would be OK. While she was considered recovered, she didn’t feel anywhere near normal. The headaches were excruciating. She was tired and achy. Her hands were numb and tingly. She lost almost 30 pounds.Todecheene spent her 60th birthday at the rehab center. She visited her kids on opposite sides of a window that was cracked open. She wasn't strong enough to sit up for long, so she braced herself against a wall, smiling.
Most people with COVID-19 have mild or moderate symptoms. Some, like Todecheene, can become severely ill. “We are still just over the big surge of the spring, and we've seen a bit of a reprieve in the number of new cases over the last month or so,” he said. “But internally, we're learning about COVID.”
Her sister took care of her 13 dogs when she was away, but a sea of weeds needed pulling outside. She had to put up handrails on the stairs, and a grab bar in the shower.“I'm just hoping I don't have long-term disability of any sort,” she said. “It just aggravates me that I'm not back to normal. I'm very independent, and needing help really bothers the heck out of me.”
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