Maria Troutman, Young Mother
Maria Troutman
Loved ones mourning the COVID-19 death of an Encanto mother who passed way a day after her turning 50. When Maria Troutman first qualified for a COVID-19 vaccine, she hesitated. Years ago, after a flu shot, she couldn't get out of bed for days.
âShe didn't want to feel like that again,â said Troutmanâs daughter, Crystal Keller, 26.
But on September 12, Troutman did get her first Pfizer dose, after a vaccine mandate at her husband's work.
âIf he has to get vaccinated, then she will too,â said Keller.
Days later, she started feeling sick. "Fever, chills, and then she lost of sense of taste and smell,â said Keller.
Six days after the vaccine dose, she was admitted with COVID pneumonia.
In early October, Troutman, who had several underlying conditions, incl...