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ZIP Advertisement I wish she was here : Family struggling with fact that loved one is gone due to COVID-19 Share Updated: 1:25 PM CST Dec 23, 2020 Share Updated: 1:25 PM CST Dec 23, 2020
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Show Transcript REPORTER: LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER FAMILIES, THE DELEON FAMILY WILL BE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR WITH ONE LESS PERSON. A WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, SISTER, AND FRIEND. MARIA DELEON SPENT WEEKS IN THE HOSPITALS BEFORE DYING FROM CORONAVIRUS ON DECEMBER 5. WE’RE HAVING PROBLEMS THINKING ABOUT HOW SHE’S ALREADY GONE. REPORTER: IT ALL STARTED OCTOBER 30. MARIO DELEON SAYS HE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM HIS DAD SAYING HIS MOM, MARIA, WOKE UP PALE AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE SPENT HER REMAINING DAYS. THEY PUT THE MASK WITH OXYGEN FIRST, AND SHE WAS DOING GOOD THE FIRST FEW DAYS. REPORTER: BUT HER CONDITION WORSENED. MARIO FACETIMED WITH HIS MOM WHENEVER POSSIBLE, HE SAYS SHE WAS AF