In early September, Monique Jones of Missouri was hospitalized after experiencing chill and shortness of breath. Though she practiced social distancing and rarely left the house because of her pregnancy, the 28-year-old tested positive for coronavirus, she toldGood Morning America.
But Jones' condition worsened at the hospital, and on Sept. 6, doctors informed her she would need to be placed on a ventilator.
“She was scared,” nurse Caitlyn Obrock — who comforted Jones when she needed it most — recalled toGMA. “I was very invested in her, hoping and praying for a good outcome.”
Jones woke up from her intubation in early October and was soon moved to a rehab clinic to work on her occupational, speech and physical therapy, according toGMA.
Zamyrah was also transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital,WVLTreported. She would spend the first two months of her life there before she was allowed home in December.
Jones returned home with Zamyrah before the Christmas holiday. Once there, she asked Obrock to become Zamyrah’s godmother and join her extended family.
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“I feel like I was fighting, not for me but for them,” Jones, a mother of two, toldWVLT. “Family always meant a lot, and for me to have one of my own, it feels good to have the support that I need.”
“I am happy and grateful that I’m still here,” she added to GMA, “but at the same time it’s still overwhelming.”
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