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For three weeks, Jeffery Michael Keene, a 39-year-old, struggled with COVID-19 and was admitted to the hospital.
While treating Keene, doctors tried to stabilize him without intubating the patient, but ultimately had to place him on a ventilator, reports Today.
Suddenly, Nicole Keene, his wife, went into labor at 34 weeks, and her son, Michael Wesson, was born unresponsive. Wesson was sent to the same hospital as his father.
But in a scary 48 hours, Michael died without ever knowing Wesson was born.
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An Army veteran who was excitedly awaiting the arrival of his second child died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the same hospital where his newborn son was recovering in the NICU, according to CNN.
Jeffery Michael Keene (who went by his middle name, Michael), 39, first complained to his wife Nicole, a respiratory therapist, that his throat itched in early October. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The pair decided to get tested for coronavirus at the first available appointment near their home in Lexington, Kentucky out of an abundance of caution, CNN reported. Their worst fears came true Michael tested positive. Nicole, however, tested negative.
News by Shireen Khalil 15th Dec 2020 9:49 AM A father who served 12 years on the frontline had no idea he was about to face his most deadliest battle yet. Army combat veteran Jeffery Michael Keene served four tours in the Middle East before settling in Kentucky, US, with his wife Nicole where he went on to become a service specialist at a local car dealership. The pair, who have a little girl, Adalyn, were expecting their second child, a boy, in December, when a tragic set of circumstances would claim Mr Keene s life. The 39-year-old loving father had complained to his wife about an itchy throat just days before baby Michael was born.
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