Originally published on June 28, 2021 4:28 pm
In May, Nick Guthe lost his wife, Heidi Ferrer, to suicide after she struggled for 13 months with debilitating post-COVID-19 symptoms.
Ferrer, a screenwriter for the popular TV drama “Dawson’s Creek,” leaves behind Guthe and their 13-year-old son.
Her symptoms began with pain in her feet a symptom that would later become known as COVID toes. Guthe originally thought it was plantar fasciitis but their physician disagreed.
Ferrer’s condition worsened to the point where she could barely walk downstairs in their house.
Both Guthe and Ferrer had received negative COVID-19 cheek swab tests. Ferrer’s next test, a more specific method developed by Stanford researcher Dr. Bruce Patterson, came back positive when she went to get tested a while later.
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