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‘This Is Not A Picnic In The Park’: UCLA ER Nurse, Family Contract COVID-19
"I want people to know that this is not a picnic in the park at all," she said. "If you have mild symptoms, thank God. Thank God."
By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles
December 15, 2020 at 10:57 pm
WESTWOOD (CBSLA) — UCLA Medical Center emergency room nurse Marcia Santini spoke to CBS Los Angeles Tuesday from her bed, unable to sit up due to dizziness — a symptom of COVID-19.
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“I want people to know that this is not a picnic in the park at all,” she said. “If you have mild symptoms, thank God. Thank God.”
Santini tested positive after her husband started having symptoms of the virus. Last week she told CBSLA that her biggest fear as an ER nurse was bringing the virus home to her family. Now, she, her husband and her 21-year-old son all have it.
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