SALISBURY, Md. And on the third day, he couldn t rise.
The Rev. Lewis Watson still remembers losing his words as he tried to preach a December funeral, something he wouldn t expect in 40 years of practice. Short of breath, mind foggy, he decided to sleep alone in his man cave.
After three days of growing fatigue, Watson couldn t breath strongly enough to walk from the bed to bathroom.
He would spend about six days in the hospital with COVID-19. I ve been through it, said the pastor of First Baptist Church, voice still hoarse from side effects. I don t want anybody to go through this. I d rather keep my church closed and speak to them virtually.