Now, aunt in hospital with COVID and pneumonia ... blood type O+

So, I posted a couple months ago about my sister's in-laws contracting covid, and her father-in-law died. These were the first cases in a very big extended family from New Jersey.

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My blood relatives ... mom is one of 10 ... have done such a good job of not getting sick ... I was starting to think we were immune.

We are all O+ and O- ... definitely all the children of my grandparents - they had TEN, and all of us grandchildren who know their blood type and who I've asked, at least, which I always thought was weird ... I think PopPop was O- and MomMom had one of each, and at least my mom married an O, and so we 4 were all O+ and then I married an O- and I have one O+ kid and 1 O- kid ... ANYWAY ...

I was starting to think there was something to the blood type thing because we simply hadn't gotten sick. My 66 year old mother is still a school teacher, and their parochial school is in session 5 days per week ... no sickness.

In my mind, the O blood type was the key.

Now, my 63 year old aunt is hospitalized, but with a pretty good prognosis, thankfully. She has "a little pneumonia" (her words) and hasn't had any "extraordinary treatments". She said "just regular pneumonia treatment". She texted that she will probably get out tomorrow.

She, her husband, their daughter and daughter's family (mom, dad, two small kids), share a pretty big home with an in-law suite ... just because they want to - not because anyone needs care.

All are pretty healthy.

Aunt is a little chubby, but she isn't diabetic nor does she have any conditions which require medication. Neither does her husband, except he had a heart attack in the past, has a stent and takes statins.

So, cousin's husband is a prison guard. He brought it home to his wife and kids, and mother-in-law.

My uncle is still negative, and looks like he dodged it.

None of the others developed any severe symptoms, if any.

It's making me a little worried for my other uncles and my mom, all of whom are in their 60s and mostly working or very newly retired, like this aunt. I thought maybe the type O blood was the key.

I guess it could be worse than "a little pneumonia".

Last Edited by SugarSand on 01/22/2021 03:36 PM