Kansas City mom shares family's story after COVID-19

Kansas City mom shares family's story after COVID-19

Jessica Salazar Collins, a Kansas City mother, is sharing her family’s story after COVID-19 hit their household.

It was still kind of a shockthat youknow the one time that wedecided toventure out, that's when we gotsickTHAT KANSAS CITY MOM ISNOW SHARING HERFAMILY'S WARNING AFTERCORONAVIRUS HIT THEIRentire HOUSEHOLD.NATS - INHALERFOR THE FIRST TIME INHER LIFE, JESSICASALAZAR COLLINS HAS ANINHALER - due to COVID19.JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINSit just kind of hurt tobreathe.EVEN AFTER she recovered,SHE SOMETIMES STILLNEEDS IT.HER HUSBAND STILLFIGHTS FATIGUE, BUTWHEN HE FIRST STARTEDFEELING SICK - SHE SAYSSHE DIDN'T CONSIDERCORONAVIRUS BECAUSETHEY WERE CAREFUL.JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINSI work at a hospital and sothis was something that wejust took very seriously.Always washing our hands,always wearing masks whenwe go out which is verylimited.It all started when she GOTAN EMAIL - SOMEONETESTED POSITIVESOMEWHERE THEY HADRECENTLY VISITED.

HEROLDEST SON GOT CHILLSAND A FEVER.JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINSSo we went to urgent care andhe, his ears were fine hetested negative for strep.

Andthen,then I then it kind of clicked.I said, oh my god.

Could hhave coronavirus?SHE, HER SON, ANDHUSBAND all TESTEDPOSITIVE.THE FAMILY QUARANTINED.JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINSthe health department toldus not to leave our housenot to even go outside.OTHER FAMILY MEMBERSTHEIR KIDS SEE EACH DAYalso quarantined.JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINS.I don't think I could haveforgiven myself if anythinghappened to them,especially my grandma.Because they take care ofthe kidsFORTUNATELY SHE SAIDTHEY DID NOT HAVESYMPTOMS BUT IN HERHOUSE, SYMPTOMSVARIED.

FOR HERHUSBAND ...JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINS"he had nausea, high feveHe even got pinkeyeMy son, just had high feverslept for three days, andthen by the fourth day hewas fine.HER symptoms STARTEDLIKE ALLERGIES.JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINSAnd then I woke up one dayand I, the flu like symptomshit me, I just felt like I washit by a truckSHE SAYS THEIRYOUNGEST SON NEVERSHOWED SYMPTOMS BUTTHEY WERE TOLD TOPRESUME HE WASPOSITIVE TOO.NOW THEY'RE STAYINGHOME EVEN MORE THANBEFORE - KEEPING UPTHEIR VIDEO CHATS WITHLOVED ONES LIKE ONEGRANDMA SHE HASN'TSEEN IN MONTHS.JESSICA SALAZAR COLLINSI mean we're really closefamily, and I haven't seenher in person sinceFebruary, and I didn't wantto cry.

But you know, that'shard.AND SHE'S HOPINGSHARING THEIR STORYWILL HELP OTHERFAMILIES TAKE the virusSERIOUSLY.HER 12 YEAR OLD DOESHAVE ASTHMA BUT SHESAYS HE NEVER HAD ANYBREATHING ISSUES.

THEYSTARTED TO NOTICESYMPTOMS ABOUT FOURTO FIVE DAYS AFTERWHERE THEY BELIEVETHEY WERE EXPOSED.COLLINS SAYS THEIRFAMILY FINISHED THEIRQUARANTINE LAST MONTH.