Last week, Darlene Wheatley, 62, was the 1,000th COVID-19 patient discharged from Northwestern Hospital in Randallstown, Maryland. Wheatley spoke with sister station WBAL after losing her mother to the virus and then getting sick herself. Wheatley was overjoyed to go home. She ended up at Northwest Hospital earlier this month after getting COVID-19. She believes her 86-year-old mother Dorothy Lemon gave it to her.After helping her mother, Wheatley quarantined at home. Then she started feeling sick herself and went to the hospital. "They determined I had double pneumonia. That was a result of COVID, it had attacked my lungs," Wheatley said.While at the hospital, her mother, who was at Sinai Hospital, died. Wheatley’s mother didn’t know she was sick, but she had one request for her daughter."She said 'All I want you to do is just pray for me so I can get out of here and don't just pray, pray hard.' And I promised her that that's what I would do," Wheatley said.Watch Darlene Wheatley being released from Northwest Hospital Wheatley can't get vaccinated for eight weeks, but she encourages everyone who can to get vaccinated now."Believe in your heart that this thing is real, it is nothing that you want to be bothered with. It's scary and it will take your life. We just need to try to get together and try to fight this," Wheatley said.
Last week, Darlene Wheatley, 62, was the 1,000th COVID-19 patient discharged from Northwestern Hospital in Randallstown, Maryland.
Wheatley spoke with sister station WBAL after losing her mother to the virus and then getting sick herself.
Wheatley was overjoyed to go home. She ended up at Northwest Hospital earlier this month after getting COVID-19. She believes her 86-year-old mother Dorothy Lemon gave it to her.
After helping her mother, Wheatley quarantined at home. Then she started feeling sick herself and went to the hospital.
"They determined I had double pneumonia. That was a result of COVID, it had attacked my lungs," Wheatley said.
While at the hospital, her mother, who was at Sinai Hospital, died.
Wheatley’s mother didn’t know she was sick, but she had one request for her daughter.
"She said 'All I want you to do is just pray for me so I can get out of here and don't just pray, pray hard.' And I promised her that that's what I would do," Wheatley said.
Watch Darlene Wheatley being released from Northwest Hospital
Wheatley can't get vaccinated for eight weeks, but she encourages everyone who can to get vaccinated now.
"Believe in your heart that this thing is real, it is nothing that you want to be bothered with. It's scary and it will take your life. We just need to try to get together and try to fight this," Wheatley said.
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