As other comments have noted, these experiences are not unique to COVID. However, it strengthens one of the messages that needs to be heard - that this pandemic does not bring a black and white result that people live or die. There are damages this disease can bring to your life even while you survive the disease.

Where I live in Utah, there is a strong attitude of: "Utahns are young and healthy. We won't die, so lets just let the virus run rampant. We'll all recover and go on with life." That attitude is part of the reason we're currently one of the hotspots in the country. Stories like this help show why that attitude is wrong.