Waxahachie teacher hurt in devastating crash determined to be there for daughter s birth
A Waxahachie high school biology teacher is still recovering seven months after a devastating crash.
WAXAHACHIE, Texas - A Waxahachie high school biology teacher is still recovering seven months after a devastating crash.
He wasn’t expected to live, but the determined dad wasn’t going to miss a major milestone: the birth of his daughter.
Ashley Rodriguez of Glen Heights is recalling the devastating afternoon of October 1. Her husband, 35-year-old Robert Rodriguez, is a father to two boys and a beloved biology teacher at Waxahachie High School.
The concerned is heightened in Gainesville, given the large college-age population here. Young people are one of the groups more hesitant to get vaccinated, yet tend to pack in close quarters in bars, parties and residence halls where the virus may be more easily spread. With UF’s spring semester coming to a close, students will be traveling before returning to classes for the summer and fall.
At least 33 colleges across the country are requiring a COVID-19 shot for the fall semester, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Florida’s Nova Southeastern University announced on April 1 that its students, faculty and staff must be vaccinated before returning to campus this fall, only to have Gov. Ron DeSantis issue an executive order the next day prohibiting businesses from requiring patrons to present so-called “vaccine passports” documenting that they received the shots.
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Life after COVID-19: For 44-year-old woman, 4-month ordeal more than just physical challenges
DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register and Bee) She endured delusions and paranoia. She was on a ventilator so long, it left a pressure wound on her back.
Now she is on oxygen 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week, and has to use a walker to move around the house. She has also noticed cognitive problems and increased anxiety.
Though she has been out of the hospital for a month following treatment for COVID-19, Rebecca Wright faces a long, bumpy road to recovery. It will likely be six months to a year before she gets back to normal, she said.
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