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Omicron is a deadly virus. Former UFC star 41 y.o. Chris "The Crippler" Leben from San Diego CA is recovering from COVID after being on life support. He declined to talk about his vaccination status. This was his second battle with COVID #TheySurvivedCovid 10news.com/news/local-new…
“I was ready to tap out, and the reason I didn’t tap is because of my child … If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have had the fight to get through those days,” said Leben. 
There is a disinformation campaign that young people are not affected by COVID-19 and that #Omicron is mild. These are both incorrect. Vaccination against COVID-19 protects against severe disease.
13 y.o. Kensey Dishman died after collapsing in a bathroom at Wayne County Middle School in Kentucky on Feb 22, 2022. She was diagnosed with COVID & released from quarantine 8 days earlier. She was not vaccinated #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid kentucky.com/news/local/edu…
“She had trouble with breathing during COVID,” said Kensey’s stepfather, Brett Gibson.
“She had trouble with her airway and her heart rate,” Gibson said. “Her blood pressure had been high the day before (she died). She just seemed like she never got over it. Her breathing was really labored when she had COVID. She never really got away from that.”
1,346 children have died from COVID. 434 of these kids were too young to get vaccinated. 10,000s critically ill but survived. 6,000 suffered life threatening multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Several suffer from Long Covid. #GetVaccinated #MaskUp
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Covid is a systemic disease
🇺🇸 7 y.o. Adalyn Rita Graviss, second grader at Rocky Hill Elementary School in Knoxville #Tennessee died from Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis due to COVID Feb 7, 2022. "It was within hours. Her body just couldn't fight it" #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid knoxnews.com/story/news/hea…
Described as a "mother hen" to all the children in the neighborhood, Adalyn had prayed for a little sister every single night for four years, her mother said. Her "biggest dream came true" Jan. 28, when baby sister Ella was born.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare disease where the body's immune system attacks its own cells and tissues causing swelling in the brain and spinal cord.
17 y.o. Maxamus Gideon from Springfield #Missouri died from COVID on Aug. 25 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital after spending 38 days on life support. He was not vaccinated #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid ky3.com/2021/10/08/mot…
His mother had previously been against vaccines, but she and other family members got their shots in hopes they could help protect him when he returned from the hospital. Unfortunately, he passed just before they got their 2nd dose.
”It’s what he would’ve wanted us to do,”
”It’s what he would’ve wanted us to do,”
Though she knows her vaccine now will not bring her son back, she does want others to hear her message.
17 y.o. Brycen Gray from Strongsville #Ohio died by suicide in April 2021 following a COVID infection that dramatically altered his behavior. He played football and enjoyed lacrosse #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid the-daily-record.com/story/news/202…
"I asked what he was anxious about, but he didn't know," said mom
Then he sent a strange text to a friend.
"He told one of the boys, 'I feel like I'm going out of my mind crazy,'" said Brycen
On Friday, April 23, her son died by suicide.
Then he sent a strange text to a friend.
"He told one of the boys, 'I feel like I'm going out of my mind crazy,'" said Brycen
On Friday, April 23, her son died by suicide.
"I'm a nurse, so I've been there through death for other families and have known people who have lost children for a variety of reasons," Gray said. "You can only imagine, it's every person's worst nightmare, and now living it, it's a nightmare."
6 y.o. Caden Joseph Quigley from Ann Arbor #Michigan passed away from COVID on Nov 18, 2021. He was born with hydrocephalus and spina bifida which made him more susceptible to the virus. #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid facebook.com/groups/4379000…
His mom wrote, "He wasn't eligible for a lung transplant from all his chronic illnesses he had & wouldn't have survived even through it."
"We decided to take the ventilator out as I thought he was just suffering & could see it in his eyes & have Caden surrounded by Family & let him pass peacefully & as painless as we could"
17 y.o. Alayna Thach, honors student at Olney Charter HS in Philadelphia Pennsylvania died from COVID on Dec 13, 2021. She was a straight-A student, a member of her school’s photography club & debate team. She was not vaccinated #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid newsobserver.com/news/nation-wo…
A week after her death, 41 teachers called out forcing the school to switch to online learning. inquirer.com/news/philadelp…
🇦🇺3 y.o. Sebastian Moroney from New South Wales #Australia died from COVID on January 7, 2022. He was born with Niemann-Pick, an inherited disease that affects the body's ability to metabolize fat within cells #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Ms Moroney said the family had taken every precaution to avoid anything which could have negatively affected Sebastian, including Covid, but he had been extremely susceptible because of his condition.
Mom praised the team at Westmead Children's Hospital and at Campbelltown Hospital who had provided so much support and care throughout Sebastian's life.
🇺🇸 7 y.o. Cassidy Baracka from Groton Massachusetts died from COVID on Jan 18, 2022. She was an avid dancer (4 yrs), singer & gymnast (5 yrs). She loved to make pictures for people to thank them or to brighten their day #PediatricSoulsLostToCovid
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"It was very hard not to smile when you met or ran into Cassidy because she smiled all the time and told hilarious jokes. She was a kind, helpful and inclusive spirit. She was very inquisitive and smart with just the right amount of sass."
"She loved her mother very much. The pair did everything together, including attending over a hundred Bruins games since her birth, multiple trips to Disney World, a Disney Cruise and attending 2 showings of Disney on Ice annually."
