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Lightle was a terrific artist, who died way too soon.
Particularly chilling for me when he died, he was only 2 years older than me.
I read an article that said 94% of those who died of Covid had a pre-existing condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, lupus, cystic fibrosis, cancer, or some other immune-compromising condition. Even having excess weight puts someone at greater risk. Some people who looked athletic and in shape, could unknowingly have evolving diabetes that put them at higher risk.
Looking at Steve Lightle's photos, he looked slightly overweight, which could be what made Covid more fatal for him.
In the last 2 years or so, Covid seems to have mutated into a strain that is less lethal, and I haven't heard in a long time about deaths from Covid.
I included the article above about Lightle's death, because it made clear that to him and his wife Lightle seemed to just have a normal flu, until it suddenly went severe and he had to be rushed to the hospital, and it quickly became fatal after that.
And in that period when he died, where the Covid virus was in its most dangerous strain, that article could have been a warning to others nationwide at similar risk, to take the utmost precautions . I wonder in many cases if a less than $20.00 prescription of Hydroxychloroquine or Ivermectin could have saved their lives.
