Upon discharge every COVID patient will receive discharge orders which will include follow up appointment instructions, medications, and...

In recent weeks we have seen states roll back on the CDC guidance in response to reported reductions in the new covid cases and increased...

It has now been 60 days since I was admitted to the Covid ICU unit at the St. George Regional Hospital, St George, Utah. As I look back...

The photo is the front cover of a issue of LIFE magazine. LIFE magazine was first published in 1883 and was a weekly publication until...

The subcortal portion of the brain controls simple daily behaviors such as getting out of bed, daily hygiene, and many things most of us...

One of the things Covid also took from me was literature. It robbed me of my interest in reading. Prior to my contracting covid I would...

Chronic Diastolic Heart Failure? Covid-19s major effect on those who contract the virus and are hospitalized is Acute Respiratory...

To get vaccinated or not? The roll out of the Covid vaccines came too late for me. As I read to news and see the public opinion polls...

Who takes care of the caregivers? This is a photo of my daughter and three of her colleagues who are nurses in a COVID-19 ICU in...

The Concentrator! It condenses or concentrate air oxygen in a pure oxygen flow from 0.25 liters to up to 5.5 liter flow. The green...

My discharge diagnosis contained a who who’s of consequences covid patients may experience. Lung damage and scarring, chronic and...

Sleeping prone or on your stomach was urged by the physician who admitted me to the ICU and everyone of my caregivers from nurses to...

Discharge from the hospitalization to home care heralds a milestone for a patient’s recovery from Covid. But, it also begins a new...

Many covid survivors discharged from hospitalization will require supplemental oxygen 24/7 to support breathing and reduce respiratory...

Writers say the best way to tell a story is to start at the beginning. This is a photo of a 200 cc Coleman mini bike. I purchased two...

I was discharged from the St George Regional Intermountain Hospital on Wednesday February 17, 2021. I have been on home care since then...

My first solid food after 17 days on a feeding tube. It took me an hour to savory each bite. I have been hospitalized before and eaten...

A view from my 4th floor penthouse. I was moved to a corner recovery room with a view of St George on Saturday Feb 13. The nurses talked...

I'm not sure what this simple device is called. But my respiratory therapists and nurses encouraged me to use it religiously. When I...