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« I’m a double amputee and diabetic, so I have a lot to do, » said Joe Luna in a video
A Los Angeles-based comedian is dead after documenting his novel coronavirus (COVID-19) experience on his social media to uncover the realities of the devastating disease.
Joe Luna – who performed under the name Joe El Cholo – died on November. 23, just days after he started sharing updates on his condition on Instagram, according to a post from his account.
The 38-year-old first spoke about his coronavirus diagnosis in November. 21 post, write in the headline: « Wow, this is not a joke and especially if you are diabetic it will rain heavily on your parade. «
In the 35-minute video from Nov. . 21, Luna said he had « terrible » symptoms that included chest pain, abdominal pain, uncontrollable tremors, and loss of sense of taste.
He also said his children and girlfriend had coronavirus even though their symptoms weren’t as severe.
« Let me tell you man, when I heard people talk about what COVID did to them I always thought to myself, man you know what? I doubted it was that bad, » he said on the clip. « I’ll tell you now, I’ve gotten into a fight. I fought for my life. «
« Not only have I tested positive for COVID, I’ve also got pneumonia, » Luna told viewers. « I’m a double amputee and I’m a diabetic so I have a lot to do. «
According to a November, Luna was hospitalized shortly afterwards. 23 posts shared on his Instagram in which the comedian films himself out of a hospital bed.
« It’s awful folks, » he said through an oxygen mask. « My pneumonia got very bad. Everything was just in a downfall. «
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Before his death, the comic appeared in local clubs like The Ice House and The Improv Theater, according to FOX 11 LA.
Luna’s son Jose Talavera told the point of sale: « He doesn’t want anyone to cry at his funeral, so we’re going to put a show together because he would have wanted it. He wanted people to laugh and have fun. «
According to a New York Times database, there were more than 13 in the US as of Wednesday. 935. 500 cases of COVID-19 and 272. 600 deaths from coronavirus-related illness.
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