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Behind the Aegis

(53,921 posts)
Mon Apr 20, 2020, 12:28 AM Apr 2020

Gay couple with COVID-19 die within hours of each other in separate hospital rooms

A Texas gay couple passed within hours of each other after contracting the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Both men died in the hospital a few rooms away from each other.

Tony Brooks Tsai, a city-councilor in the San Antonio area, and Phillip Tsai Brooks, a hair salon owner, lived with Phillip’s mother. She is also infected and quarantined at home.

“They traveled the world, they took my mom everywhere. To see them, to see one or the other leave, it would’ve been devastating for them,” Phillip’s family told local news.

Phillip, who worked at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, was the first to seek treatment. He was given medication and sent home to quarantine, but had to be rushed to the hospital days later and was put on a ventilator.

Tony had also been sick, but didn’t want to go to the emergency room. He was found unresponsive in their home by his mother-in-law and rushed to the hospital.



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Gay couple with COVID-19 die within hours of each other in separate hospital rooms (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Apr 2020 OP
My heart hurts. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #1
Simply Heartbreaking. Indykatie Apr 2020 #2
What a tragic story. secondwind Apr 2020 #3
Damn, that is a terrible loss. Initech Apr 2020 #4
No words... Blue Owl Apr 2020 #5
🕯️🕯️ irisblue Apr 2020 #6
That is heart breaking. wendyb-NC Apr 2020 #7
I was told it's a hoax... AZ8theist Apr 2020 #8
.. Cha Apr 2020 #9
So heartbreaking, Phillip's mom having to endure their loss, while infected herself. SunSeeker Apr 2020 #10
Just awful. Beacool Apr 2020 #11
RIP Jamastiene Apr 2020 #12
Heartbreaking.💔 dewsgirl Apr 2020 #13

AZ8theist

(5,417 posts)
8. I was told it's a hoax...
Mon Apr 20, 2020, 02:01 AM
Apr 2020

Yeah, right.
Today I saw a Maggot in a motorized chair in Walmart. He had an IMBECILE (Trump) 2020 hat on while WEARING A MASK!!

I was all set to engage him in his stupidity, as in "Why are you wearing a mask when your king said it's a hoax??"
But since this is Arizona, I thought the better of it. Didn't want to get shot. The asshole fucker will be dead soon enough anyway....

But those two beautiful gentlemen....hard to put into words. I would guess they were better citizens than a thousand of the assholes protesting the quarantine right now.

No, I KNOW they were better AMERICANS.

RIP guys...........RIP.

SunSeeker

(51,520 posts)
10. So heartbreaking, Phillip's mom having to endure their loss, while infected herself.
Mon Apr 20, 2020, 02:12 AM
Apr 2020

And no one can hold her and comfort her because she is in quarantine.



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