A Chicago family says one capsule led to the deaths of their two parents after the disease was torn apart by several family members within days.
Joe Bruno, the son of Mike and Carol Bruno, said his sister, who works in a hair salon, tested negative for the virus before Thanksgiving and then quarantined for a few days before joining their mother Carol. after his apartment was around him a hairstyle, reports WECT.com.
“I did not embrace my mother,” Joe Bruno told the news office. “I did not hug my sister. My sister cut my hair. She was masked and all the windows were open. We were far in my apartment and then they left. They were maybe 40 to 45 minutes left. Later that night. “My sister started to feel symptoms. About three days later, I started experiencing symptoms.”
Joe Bruno said his sister had to come and cut his hair at his apartment, a few days after she tested negative on COVID-19 and was placed in quarantine.
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Eventually, his mother develops symptoms, as does his father. The couple, who had been married for 59 years, struggled for several weeks before dying ten days apart. According to her obituary, Carol Bruno (79) first died on 14 December.
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In addition to Joe and his sister, Carol and Mike are survived by another son.
“Carol was a strong woman who overcame many challenges throughout her life,” reads the obituary published on the Elms Funeral Home website. “She loved cooking, was a devoted woman, wonderful mother and a gracious woman. Carol spread joy to everyone around her and will be greatly missed.”
Joe Bruno said he hopes his family’s situation is a lesson to others about the dangers of the virus, and the importance of following public health measures.
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“We never thought it would happen to our family, and it did,” Joe Bruno told the news agency. “This virus is really unforgiving and only attacks in cruel ways.”