GREENSBORO, N.C. — James Lucas, 54, admits he wasn’t that worried about COVID-19. He was cautious but not diligent in wearing his mask and social distancing from everyone but family.
“You could say I took it lightly; I was like, 'If I get it, I get it,'” Lucas said.
A few days before Father’s Day Lucas started feeling fatigued. He immediately isolated from the rest of his family as a precaution.
The virus not only knocked Lucas out for two weeks, his wife, son, sister-in-law and father-in-law all became infected. The virus seemed to have little impact on his 19-year-old son but his father-in-law was not strong enough to survive.
“Take this seriously, I’m telling you it ran through my house and it is highly contagious,” Lucas said.