Sad news...sr.com member St. PJ has passed away (1 Viewer)

[juicestain]

Glad you recovered . you are a good example of why this virus is so insidious. You don't know how it will affect you. I lost a 28 year old coworker who caught it and died a week later. Another C0-worker caught it,and missed a month of work. His doctor believes he's suffered long term heart and liver damage.

There are two good threads on the EE about Covid if anyone wants to chime in. The latest research says it's recommended for anyone who caught the virus to still get vaccinated. The vaccines build more anti-bodies than catching the actual virus. It isn't a joke and it can kill healthy people.

Thanks. It was no joke and without a doubt the worst I've ever felt in my life. Waves of pulsing tingling fire spreading over my body every few seconds, only to find out my immune system was attacking everything, covid or not, on top of feelings of the flu multiplied by a thousand.

My doctors told me that if I hadn't had a capacity for deep breaths from working out and a strong diaphragm, there was no hope for recovery. Basically I had to force myself into excruciating pain every fifteen minutes and take and hold the deepest breaths I could via a spirometer to get my lungs "fibers" to break through the crust the covid was coating my lungs with. When your lungs get entirely coated, that's when you stop converting oxygen to your bloodstream. You can take breaths, but it's just the motion of it.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I'm 37, 6'5", 290 lbs, 7% bodyfat.

wow...you do realize we have some holes in the LB corps that need to be filled, yeah?

 

[HoustonSaint68]

Thanks. It was no joke and without a doubt the worst I've ever felt in my life. Waves of pulsing tingling fire spreading over my body every few seconds, only to find out my immune system was attacking everything, covid or not, on top of feelings of the flu multiplied by a thousand.

My doctors told me that if I hadn't had a capacity for deep breaths from working out and a strong diaphragm, there was no hope for recovery. Basically I had to force myself into excruciating pain every fifteen minutes and take and hold the deepest breaths I could via a spirometer to get my lungs "fibers" to break through the crust the covid was coating my lungs with. When your lungs get entirely coated, that's when you stop converting oxygen to your bloodstream. You can take breaths, but it's just the motion of it.

And that's at 37, 6'5", 290 and 7% body fat. Amazing that anyone still downplays this and can convince themselves that they don't need to be vaccinated.

 

[Cage1]

I'm 37, 6'5", 290 lbs, 7% bodyfat.

I must fight you.

 

[faceman]

I must fight you.

My grandfather once said, It's a poor set of heels that lets a man suffer. If Juicestain got mad at me, I'd pray I could still outrun him

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

I'm 37, 6'5", 290 lbs, 7% bodyfat.

So how did you feel after that loss to Rocky ?

 

[the-commish]

Sorry to hear that. But I guess heaven has gained another Who Dat saint.

 

[IceHot]

Sad to hear had some great post exchanges. Also didnt he participate in a lot of the mock draft stuff we used to do.

 

[sfidc3]

If anyone is still debating whether or not to get vaccinated, please do. Last June I lost a co worker and good friend at the age of 28 due to Covid. It isn't a joke and can kill you. Recent research says one person in one million will have an allergic reaction to the vaccine. That's much better odds than catching the real deal. Vaccines are the only way we'll get rid of this.

Nice post my friend.....Unfortunately I have some friends that thought it was a joke or flu-like and no big deal, we were all on a zoom call some time back. So I told them I know 3 people that died including my wife's cousin who likely contracted it in a church service. One of those folks was a 30 year old very healthy male with no known health issues....that shut them up quickly....

I have the utmost appreciation and respect for St. PJ's wife Jessica....please get vaccinated as soon as you can, lives depend on it.....

 

[msusaintsfan]

So sorry for the loss. Prqyers for his family and friends.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

wow...you do realize we have some holes in the LB corps that need to be filled, yeah?

Dammit, i was gonna ask if he can play D Line !


Being the true Saints’ fan that St PJ was, i think he‘d appreciate those types of remarks.

 

[Madmarsha]

And there are idiots out there still saying it's the flu or it only affects older people or people with comorbidities, when there is example after example of both of those assumptions being not only false, but dangerous assumptions. People still out there peddling that crap are criminals.

I think it's just so misunderstood because it seems to make no sense (which is how life is anyway). Back when the swine flu was here, I know it was a "thing" for those who were affected directly by it; but, like COVID, I personally am not walking around in fear. But I got vaxxed as soon as I could and I've been fully vaxxed for over a month now because I don't want to be responsible for being a spreader. But other than that, I just don't want to live in fear of something that's PROBABLY not going to happen to me. I worry about enough.

 

[Super44]

COVID is not real! GMAFB.

Very very sad.

 

[Madmarsha]

I guess what I'm trying to say is I hurt for those it's affecting directly and angry for PJ's wife, daughters, family because it's not fair and I don't know what to do with those emotions. But all the empathy in the world changes nothing and prevents nothing.

 

[jasonsw]

I haven't posted in a while. I'm doing my annual "recharge of my Saints fan batteries after a post-season loss by staying away from Saints Report and other Saints news." This got my attention. My wife lost her father - he was only 57 - to this damn virus. Now PJ. RIP PJ.

Condolences and prayers to your wife and family. I know exactly what shes going through. MY Father died due to COVID.

Sadly for me last time i spent anytime with my father was watching the LSU 2007 national championship game 13 years back. Wished we could have spent another day together. But that i guess is a perfect last time together memory