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Godfrey Edmond, 51, from Miami Gardens is still dealing with neuropathy and balance issues almost a year after battling COVID-19 in early March 2020.
Nova Southeastern University was awarded $4 million from the CDC to study people left with lasting symptoms after recovering from COVID-19. It ll track people like Godfrey Edmond from Miami Gardens.
Memorial Healthcare System s very first patient with COVID-19 that they re aware of anyway was 51-year-old Godfrey Edmond, from Miami Gardens.
He s technically recovered from the virus. But about 10 months later he s still affected every day by the symptoms it s left behind: Nerve damage, balance issues. I m a true living testimony. It is real. I lived it. My family has lived it and we re still dealing with it, Edmond said.