Kelly and Kimberly Standard are identical twins — but their individual experiences with the coronavirus were anything but identical. Scientists have been trying to solve the mystery of why some people get so sick from the virus, while others don't.
Kelly and Kimberly Standard are identical twins. But their individual experiences with the coronavirus were anything but identical.
It started in the spring of 2020, when the 35-year-old sisters went to the emergency room together after experiencing fever and shortness of breath that hadn't gotten better after a few days. Kelly, who was working several jobs, thinks she was exposed to the virus by a coworker at a daycare facility; the sisters and their doctors believe that Kimberly, who was already working from home, picked it up from her sister shortly after. Kelly said she had a bad feeling about the situation.
The mysteries of the immune system aside, for the twins, the most important thing was getting Kimberly healthy enough to be reunited with her sister.Kelly said that the first time Kimberly was well enough to speak on the phone, she"cried like a baby" with relief."It was just a great moment hearing her. And, day by day, she's doing better and better and better and better until they gave us the OK to come pick her up...
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