On March 3, Ballad Health announced a $30 million fundraising campaign for a vertical expansion of Niswonger Children’s Hospital that would add three floors above the existing space at Johnson
Itâs been nearly six months since Laila Cowell tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
âMy initial symptoms were not at all alarming, I had lost my taste and smell, I had a fever, aches and pains and generally (was) weak and short of breath,â Cowell said during a press conference Monday morning. âI felt unwell, but not so ill that I needed to seek care in a hospital, and I took care of myself at home and fully expected to return to life as normal within two weeks.
âBy the end of week three, I felt much worse,â Cowell continued. âI had new symptoms including skin and joint pain, muscle pain, (brain) fog, chest pain, blurry vision and excessively high heart rate that showed up any time I did any minimal activity.â