{"id":11323,"date":"2020-08-01T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=11323"},"modified":"2020-08-03T17:34:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:04:05","slug":"linda-mendez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=11323","title":{"rendered":"Linda Mendez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36414A6E-73CE-4181-B95E-A5AC5FD4AB59.jpeg?resize=180%2C180\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11325\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36414A6E-73CE-4181-B95E-A5AC5FD4AB59.jpeg?resize=180%2C180\" data-link=\"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?attachment_id=11325\" class=\"wp-image-11325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36414A6E-73CE-4181-B95E-A5AC5FD4AB59.jpeg?w=180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/36414A6E-73CE-4181-B95E-A5AC5FD4AB59.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Linda Mendez<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>My mom was admitted into the hospital on June 22nd. She was intubated the following day. My sister called the hospital to see how my mom was doing. My sister called me at work to advise that my mom tested positive for Covid 19, she was put in an induced coma, and on a ventilator. My heart tanked. My mom was released from the hospital on July 29th and passed away this Friday\/ July 31st. I need to be her voice.<\/p>\n<p>From Misty Velasquez<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My mom was admitted into the hospital on June 22nd. She was intubated the following day. My sister called the hospital to see how my mom was doing. My sister called me at work to advise that my mom tested positive for Covid 19, she was put in an induced coma, and on a ventilator. 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