Broseley woman tells of battle with COVID-19

A 26-year-old Broseley, Missouri woman credits God, love, prayers and her doctor for being alive following her battle with COVID-19.

“We serve a mighty and wonderful God,” said Fancy Moore. “I would not be here today without Him, Dr. Tiffany Samples, and all the love and prayers - I owe them everything.”

Moore grew up in Kentucky, married Randy Moore and moved to Broseley. She works at an area bank.

“For everyone who thinks COVID is not a big deal, it is a big deal,” Moore said. “I was the one who didn’t wear a mask and thought if I did get it, I am only 26 years old and it will be like the cold and I will shake it off in a couple days.”

She tested negative for COVID on Wednesday, but was having trouble shaking an illness, she went to the doctor on a Friday. Tests showed her white blood cells were low. The doctor recommended if she was not feeling better Monday to return.

“Monday, I was getting worse,” she said. The doctor recommended hospitalization. Once hospitalized, she tested positive for COVID and was placed in the COVID unit.

While hospitalized, Moore shared with her Facebook friends, “my doctor came in to tell me my labs are getting a lot better, my lungs look good and my liver enzymes are in a close enough range she feels comfortable with me going home. We still don’t have the bone marrow biopsy results. We are hoping tomorrow Randy can bring me home to finish my quarantine and finish healing, pending how my oxygen levels run tonight and my morning labs. I want to thank you all for the prayers and love, it has definitely gotten me to this point. Please keep your faith strong and continue to pray for healing after I return home and pray for Randy.”

She was released Saturday to recover at home, she’s not certain where and when she came into contact with COVID.

“I still feel really weak,” said Moore. “I had my doctor’s appointment Oct. 9 virtually. We are going to schedule an appointment next week for labs to make sure my levels are where they need to be.”

While the doctor may approve her returning to work, she was told “it may be months before I feel normal.”

“I was wrong, and you are wrong, too, if you have the same mentality as I did,” Moore said. “You could end up being like me, hospitalized, getting blood transfusions, bone marrow biopsies and loads of medication and needles.”

While believing she was healthy, unknown to her, she had developed a tick-borne illness, which “I didn’t find out I had until today (Oct. 9).” she said.

She doesn’t know when she contracted the disease, but they were clearing their property about a month ago. She may have been bitten then.

“Having two viral infections at the same time is dangerous and I can see why we need to go into the flu season as prepared as we can be by wearing our mask and getting vaccines to prevent what happened to me similarly happening to someone else,” she said. “My point is you just don’t know. It is better to be safe than sorry, but I do know God is working on healing me.”