Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes, 34, who suffered pulmonary embolisms, a racing heart and exhaustion after a mild case of covid-19, cautions agains ignoring post-covid ailments.
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Sean Kertes says he first began to notice a slight tightness in his chest two days before New Year’s Day.
The 34-year-old Westmoreland County commissioner tried to brush off his concerns as he went about activities in his Greensburg home, like taking down the Christmas tree and putting away decorations.
He had recovered from a mild bout of covid-19 several weeks earlier. But this was something entirely new. He was exhausted and short of breath at the slightest exertion and everyday things seemed to be getting worse.
Courtesy of Tammy Maharaj and Brandon Kalp
A Hempfield couple, Tammy Maharaj, and Brandon Kalp, welcomed their new daughter, Harley Quinn Kalp, at 2:13 p.m. Christmas Day. Harley arrived five days early, but her parents said they loved the 8-pound Christmas surprise.
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You couldn’t name your first child after a character from the Batman comic book series and not expect any surprises.
For first time parents, Tammy Maharaj, and Brandon Kalp of Hempfield, the surprise from their daughter, Harley Quinn Kalp, was born at 2:13 p.m. Christmas Day at Excela Health Westmoreland hospital in Greensburg.