PHOENIX - A Casa Grande mother is detailing how COVID-19 led to serious and unexpected health issues for her little boy named Emmett.Her 9-year-old son has been in the hospital for days and doctors tell the family that his COVID-19 diagnosis led to his health issues.
Emmett has already undergone surgeries here at Phoenix Children's Hospital, and of course, his mother, Corina Lee, says the family has been overwhelmed by it all.Lee took Emmett into the doctor's office for an allergy appointment and came out with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.
She gave him Tylenol at home, but very quickly realized something else was very wrong."It was so bad. I couldn't even recognize him," Lee said.