In Sickness and in Health: Husband and Wife Recovers from COVID-19 After Receiving Plasma Donation

Husband and wife from Chicago is now part of the list of recoveries from COVID-19. The family recognizes that the recovery of the two is brought by the plasma that they received and the prayers for healing.

The two have been married for more than forty years, and surely they are true to their promise of sticking together, in sickness and in health.

The husband, Baltazar Rosales, and his wife, Margarita, went home last Saturday after their recovery from the deadly coronavirus.

In an interview with WGN9, Baltazar shares that he feels better and is ready to go home.

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The journey before being part of the recoveries from COVID-19

The 62-year-old husband first tested positive of COVID-19. His wife, who is 59 years old, was hospitalized a few days after Baltazar was admitted to the hospital.

The husband did not know that his wife was already hospitalized as well. It was a choice made by their daughter Yari Rios. She was working at the hospital and did not want her father to worry about his wife.

Even if Rios is working at the hospital, she was still not allowed to see her parents up close. All she could do was look at them through the hospital window.

Desperate to have her parents out of the hospital, and be one of those who are part of the recoveries from COVID-19, Rios decided to enlist her parents to get plasma.

How did they become part of the recoveries from COVID-19?

Three weeks ago, the Rosales couple received the plasma that has antibodies from those who have recovered.

Although Rios was not sure about what was going to happen, she was very nervous about the treatment that her parents had.

Doctors are still in the process of knowing whether it was the plasma that led to the recovery of the husband and wife. 

Though the reason behind the recovery of her parents is still uncertain, Rios is still very happy that her parents received the plasma.

Baltazar Rosales shared that after his painstaking battle against the coronavirus, he is excited to become a part of the world again and see his family whom he misses dearly.

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Blood plasma is from those who are part of the recoveries from COVID-19

Recent studies show that transferring the plasma of those who already recovered from COVID-19 affects the risk of death of those who are still sick. It appears that having the plasma transferred to sick patient dow not increase the risk of dying from COVID-19. The initial results were gathers from nationwide clinical trials in the United States.

Researchers suggest that the plasma may serve as vaccine-like protection to healthcare workers and first responders. That protection is known as "passive immunity". Although the antibodies are only temporary.

The studies regarding this are still in its early stages, however, the results are very promising.