'I'm going to miss my friend': Southwest
Airlines flight attendant, 36,
dies from COVID-19
Usa Today.com,
by
Dawn Gilbertson
Original Article
Posted By: mamabear,
8/15/2021 6:42:18 PM
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant based in Las Vegas died Tuesday from COVID-19, according to his family and co-workers.
Maurice "Reggie" Shepperson, a native New Yorker whose brightly colored pants earned him the nickname Skittles during training in 2014, tested positive for the coronavirus in early July and had been fighting it in a hospital for a month, according to Marcia Hildreth, a Southwest flight attendant who called him her best friend. He was on a ventilator and died early Tuesday, his mother, Dawn Shepperson, told USA TODAY. A nurse told her it was from COVID-19.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
sanspeur 8/15/2021 6:48:42 PM (No. 880192)
not trying 2 b a literalist ..but one can’t fudge the obvious difference..that photo shows a high risk guy. Our bodies make us candidates for certain outcomes .Too heavy , too thin , too big heart , too little whatever ..we are all equal before God ‘s judgement if we believe ..in the medical world our bodies and their frailties will win out .. eventually
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
PCMM 8/15/2021 6:50:55 PM (No. 880196)
We hear a great deal about the fully vaccinated dying from Covid but no confirmation of WHICH vaccine was used. Why not tell us? The vaccine-hesitant would like to know. Was recently scolded to get the vaccine by my primary care physician who I trust 100%. Moderna is clearly the best option. The media’s insistence on making everything political is getting people killed.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Kate318 8/15/2021 6:52:57 PM (No. 880197)
There is no excuse not to know the pitfalls of being hospitalized with Covid. Avoid it at all costs. Find a doctor in your area that will prescribe a remedial drug. Do it now, before you need it. If you end up in the hospital, do not, DO NOT, let them put you or a loved one on a ventilator. It is a deathtrap for this virus, and the hospital will push it relentlessly. If we are to fight this battle, we must be educated and stand firm. The old tactics of being reasonable and a good patient no longer apply. Intentionally or not, they are attempting to kill you.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Califedup 8/15/2021 6:53:01 PM (No. 880198)
Was he treated with Ivermectin and zinc protocol?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
udanja99 8/15/2021 7:02:10 PM (No. 880220)
I couldn’t read the article due to my ad blockers but I strongly suspect that he didn’t die from covid, he died with covid. Given his choice of clothing and his nickname, I wonder if he didn’t also have AIDS.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Ruhn 8/15/2021 7:21:06 PM (No. 880250)
78% of patients with COVID in an ICU are obese.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mamabear 8/15/2021 7:36:34 PM (No. 880271)
A search of just his name reveals other articles with more details. One stated that he followed all the recommended protocols-religiously: hand washing, masking, social distancing etc. and still got it on a trip with his mother to Hawaii. He was fully vaccinated, hospitalized in July, spent weeks on a respirator until he died. It appears he did everything he was told to do. If these reports are true then, PCP's and hospitals are following the NIH/CDC recommended course of action: vaccinate or respirate.
Medical treatment protocols have been developed for every stage of this disease including prophylactic treatment before you are exposed to it, treatment at home, treatment in hospital and treatment during recovery. The medication is cheap - when compared to a hospital bill. Over-the-counter supplements are also cheap and readily available. Educate yourself and do what you need to do.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Rama41 8/15/2021 7:55:16 PM (No. 880294)
I'm sorry this person died, but his example is anecdotal, meaning that it's irresponsible to generalize from a single event. Of course, this is what our media loves to do. Just like Chris Wallace this morning interviewing the NIH director. Rather than have a rational discussion on why some people oppose mask mandates, He showed a video of two upset parents yelling at a school board member in his car. His implied question: " Doctor, why can't these two crazy Trump supporters get in line with the rest of us?"
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 8/15/2021 8:30:57 PM (No. 880335)
Since I'm aware the proclivities of many male flight attendants - - I hesitantly must ask - - was it C.O.V.I.D. - - or A.I.D.S.?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
PESSIMIST 8/15/2021 9:39:48 PM (No. 880423)
Yes, and I'm sad because my best friend is dying of myelonoma. True fact, wonderful guy.
Number 8 is right, This story is anecdotal and manipulative. Lots of people died yesterday. This story doesn't communicate any real news or facts about Covid. Its purpose is to foster fear and submission.
But anyway, now that we know about you, RIP Skittles. You had a nice smile.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 8/15/2021 9:48:58 PM (No. 880434)
Did he have a common 'comorbidity' of living with HIV, therefore having a suppressed immune system? Lot of male flight attendants don't care about women.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
4Justice 8/15/2021 10:51:00 PM (No. 880496)
It's sad that he died, but sometimes even healthy people die of it. It has a strange way of turning your immune system against you. I don't think the photo shows anything but a couple of happy people. The story about the pants and nickname MAY indicate a possible other underlying condition, but I think it's wrong to make assumptions. God bless you and rest in peace Mr. Shepperson.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Pete Stone 8/15/2021 11:03:53 PM (No. 880506)
I read the news story quickly and may have missed something, but I didn't see a statement from his husband/significant other.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
lynngirl122 8/16/2021 6:50:19 AM (No. 880755)
Think Skittles had other problems??
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Medical treatment protocols have been developed for every stage of this disease. Educate yourself and do what you need to do.