Suburban Chicago mom sick with COVID-19 for two weeks with no end in sight: 'I'm going to be too scared to hug my children'
by Elvia Malagón, Chicago Tribune
Mar 26, 2020
4 minutes
CHICAGO - It all started more than two weeks ago when Terri Chaseley felt her lungs burning while at the gym.
She assumed what she felt was caused by the essential oils she had put in her humidifier the night before and stayed for an exercise class that involved less cardio. But days later, the symptoms would worsen and within a week she would be hospitalized and test positive for COVID-19.
Chaseley, 45, of Highland Park, Ill., is among the more than 1,865 residents across Illinois as of Wednesday who have tested positive for coronavirus. Some have reported mild symptoms while at least 19 people in Illinois
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