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Houston woman delivers her baby after positive COVID test, then stays in the hospital for 152 days
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Crystal Gutierrez, left, pauses to reflect as she thanks doctors, nurses and hospital staff for helping her battle COVID-19, while her husband holds their sons, during a press conference Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Houston Heart in Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Crystal Gutierrez holds her son Angel, 4, during a press conference to meet and thank Dr. Keshava Rajagopal, left, nurses and hospital staff for helping her battle COVID-19 on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Houston Heart in Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Houston woman delivers her baby after positive COVID test, then stays in the hospital for 152 days By Lindsay Peyton, Correspondent
Texas City resident Crystal Gutierrez recently put on her own shoes for the first time in nearly half a year to head to HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake.
Gutierrez now uses a wheelchair; her legs still don’t work since spending months in a hospital bed, 152 days battling COVID-19. Her pink hair is short, since her husband Rafael shaved her head to hide the bald spots resulting from the length of her treatment.
“Let’s start fresh,” she told Rafael.