A Florida woman’s heartbroken household is grieving her demise from Covid-19 simply days after she gave birth to her daughter by way of emergency cesarean part.
The woman, Kristen McMullen, 30, was hospitalized with the virus July 21, her aunt Melissa Syverson mentioned Thursday. She was additionally identified with pneumonia and despatched residence after 4 days, however she was hospitalized once more on July 26.
She delivered her daughter, Summer Reign, by emergency C-section July 27 and was transferred to the intensive care unit. McMullen was positioned on a ventilator final Friday and died the identical day, her household mentioned.
“That first week, honestly, Kristen’s main concern was Summer and just making sure that she was OK,” Syverson mentioned.
Summer is wholesome and “definitely bringing joy” to the household, who’re struggling to deal with their loss, Syverson mentioned.
Image: Kristen McMullen, 30, died of on account of Covid-19 simply days after giving birth to her daughter, Summer, by way of emergency c-section, her aunt mentioned. (Courtesy Melissa Syverson)
James Syverson described his niece as a goal-oriented go-getter who was very near her household. He mentioned that being a mom was one in all her targets and that she had hoped to boost a giant household together with her husband of three years, Keith.
“She never got sick, and we assumed like many people that this would just go away just as quickly as it came,” he mentioned. “Because with a lot of younger people — she was only 30 years old — that she would breeze through it and be back taking charge of life.”
The Syversons declined to say whether or not McMullen had been vaccinated towards Covid-19, however they mentioned that no matter pregnant girls’s vaccination standing, different folks must be cautious round them.
“We personally feel that whether a pregnant woman is or isn’t [vaccinated] or whether they wear a mask or dont wear a mask, we feel like they’re at a huge risk potentially for it to be deadly for them or their baby,” Melissa Syverson mentioned.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged pregnant girls Wednesday to get vaccinated towards Covid-19 because the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to surge throughout the nation. Only about 23 % of pregnant girls have obtained not less than one dose of a vaccine, in line with CDC knowledge.
James Syverson mentioned the final time he and his spouse noticed McMullen was final month at her child bathe in Florida, the place, he mentioned, he hugged his niece and instructed her how proud he was of her.
“I gave her a great big hug, and I told her that I loved her,” he mentioned. “And I think about that. I mean, I’ve been thinking about that almost nonstop and how so many people don’t have the ability to tell their loved ones that they love them and how much they care, and I’m so thankful that I was able to do that.”
