Lisa Ewald, Henry Ford Hospital nurse
Juleen Miller remembers the last time she saw her friend Lisa Ewald, a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
It was three weeks ago, and they met at Secret Recipes Family Dining in Taylor for breakfast.
Miller had no way of knowing it would be the last time she'd ever see her high school friend again.
Ewald died this week of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Miller said. This Saturday would have been her 54th birthday.
Henry Ford Health System President and CEO Wright Lassiter III confirmed on Friday the death of an employee.
“There are not adequate words to describe how saddened we are," he said. "Our hearts ache for our employee's family, friends and colleagues. As health care providers on the front lines of this pandemic, we know we are not immune to its traumatic effects.
"We continue to fight with every resource we have to protect our employees and provide the safest care to our patients. Because of patient privacy obligations, we cannot share additional information.”
Ewald lived in Dearborn and spent 20 years as a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, most recently working in post-surgery rehab. Her niece and nephew, Mandi and Micah Standifer of Shelby Township, said she was a jokester and “a nerd in the best way.”
She attended the Motor City Comic Con every year and loved Harry Potter books and Star Trek. She was an active, optimistic person with no known health problems, they said.
“It’s hard to believe this even happened, because she was so full of life,” said Micah Standifer, 35. “She’s the person you would expect to beat it.”
Ewald also loved to travel and was an active member of the Wayne County Republican Party. She and Miller became friends at Inter-City Baptist School in Allen Park, where they both went to school.
Miller said they stayed in touch over the years, and last week, they exchanged text messages about how the pandemic was adding a new element of danger to the nursing profession.
Ewald assured Miller that she was fine. Miller planned to text Ewald again this week to wish her a happy birthday.
But now, she'll never get that chance.
“The worst part,” Miller said, “is that you can’t even really honor her with a funeral because of this stupid thing."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has banned large gatherings, including funerals, in hopes of slowing the virus’ spread.
Ewald believed she was exposed to the virus after treating a patient who later tested positive, said Mandi Standifer, 32.
Ewald told her niece she was not wearing a mask and had asked to be tested, but hospital officials told her she couldn’t get a COVID-19 test until she began to experience symptoms of the disease.
Ewald learned Sunday that the illness she was experiencing was COVID-19, said Mandi Standifer. By Tuesday, she was dead. Ewald’s neighbors and a fellow Henry Ford nurse found Ewald lifeless in her living room Wednesday morning.
The Standifers said they can understand the unique complications posed by a viral pandemic that caught the whole country off guard. They can understand that personal protective equipment and test kits are in short-supply. Still, they said, it’s frustrating that Ewald was forced to wait so long for testing, and then was instructed to go home and wait out the illness on her own.
“It’s just wrong,” Micah Standifer said. “You would think they would take care of their own.”
Henry Ford’s Lassiter said the hospital system adheres “strictly” to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines when it comes to testing employees for COVID-19.
“Currently, the CDC recommends testing employees only when they become symptomatic,” he said. “Whether at work or at home under self-isolation, if an employee begins experiencing symptoms, they are urged to contact Employee Health and arrange for immediate testing. Meantime, we strongly urge anyone who is at home with symptoms to go to their nearest emergency room immediately if symptoms worsen, including a rising fever, uncontrolled cough or respiratory problems.”
Because the virus is highly contagious, Ewald’s house is under quarantine. The Standifers must wait until Monday, after the home has been sanitized, to retrieve the two pet cats Ewald left behind.
Source: Detroit Free Press, 4.4.2020 edition
Ewald, Lisa. Age 53. April 1, 2020 of Dearborn. Beloved daughter of the late Marian Kraatz and the late Gilbert Ewald. Beloved step daughter of Jim Kraatz and the late Russell Jones
Loving sister of Amy Standifer and the late Tom Ewald. Also survived by many other loving family and friends.
Private interment will be at Fairgrove Cemetery in Fairgrove Twp., Michigan.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Lisa Joy Ewald, please visit our Tribute Store.
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Kentuckiana Nurse Honor Guard
This is the final call to duty for Lisa. Lisa you have been released of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Prayers to your family and friends during this time.
Lisa Ewald, 53
An animal lover who loved comic book conventions, she died alone at home
Occupation: Registered nurse
Place of work: Henry Ford hospital in Detroit, Michigan
Date of death: 1 April 2020
Lisa Ewald was a nurse to many living things, human and otherwise.
When her neighbor Alexis Fernandez’s border collie had a stomach blockage, Ewald hooked the dog up to an IV four times a day. “She was this dedicated nurse who nursed my dog back to health,” said Fernandez.
Ewald also loved gardening, aerospace and comic book conventions.
Ewald told Fernandez that a patient she had treated later tested positive for Covid-19, and that she was not wearing a mask at the time. Two days after seeing the patient, she got sick. After delays in accessing a test, she learned on 30 March that she was infected with the coronavirus.
A hospital spokesperson acknowledged that staff who treat coronavirus patients have a higher risk of exposure, but said there was “no way to confirm” how a staff person contracted the virus.
On 31 March, Ewald didn’t answer when Fernandez texted her. The next day, Fernandez and a hospital nurse went to her home to check on her and found her unresponsive on the couch.
“I said: ‘Aren’t you going to go take her pulse or anything?’” Fernandez said. “The nurse just said: ‘She’s gone.’”
– Melissa Bailey
Information and picture compliments of Facebook and The Guardian
Juleen Miller remembers the last time she saw her friend Lisa Ewald, a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
It was three weeks ago, and they met at Secret Recipes Family Dining in Taylor for breakfast.
Miller had no way of knowing it would be the last time she'd ever see her high school friend again.
Ewald died this week of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Miller said. This Saturday would have been her 54th birthday.
Henry Ford Health System President and CEO Wright Lassiter III confirmed on Friday the death of an employee.
“There are not adequate words to describe how saddened we are," he said. "Our hearts ache for our employee's family, friends and colleagues. As health care providers on the front lines of this pandemic, we know we are not immune to its traumatic effects.
"We continue to fight with every resource we have to protect our employees and provide the safest care to our patients. Because of patient privacy obligations, we cannot share additional information.”
Ewald lived in Dearborn and spent 20 years as a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, most recently working in post-surgery rehab. Her niece and nephew, Mandi and Micah Standifer of Shelby Township, said she was a jokester and “a nerd in the best way.”
She attended the Motor City Comic Con every year and loved Harry Potter books and Star Trek. She was an active, optimistic person with no known health problems, they said.
“It’s hard to believe this even happened, because she was so full of life,” said Micah Standifer, 35. “She’s the person you would expect to beat it.”
Ewald also loved to travel and was an active member of the Wayne County Republican Party. She and Miller became friends at Inter-City Baptist School in Allen Park, where they both went to school.
Miller said they stayed in touch over the years, and last week, they exchanged text messages about how the pandemic was adding a new element of danger to the nursing profession.
Ewald assured Miller that she was fine. Miller planned to text Ewald again this week to wish her a happy birthday.
But now, she'll never get that chance.
“The worst part,” Miller said, “is that you can’t even really honor her with a funeral because of this stupid thing."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has banned large gatherings, including funerals, in hopes of slowing the virus’ spread.
Ewald believed she was exposed to the virus after treating a patient who later tested positive, said Mandi Standifer, 32.
Ewald told her niece she was not wearing a mask and had asked to be tested, but hospital officials told her she couldn’t get a COVID-19 test until she began to experience symptoms of the disease.
Ewald learned Sunday that the illness she was experiencing was COVID-19, said Mandi Standifer. By Tuesday, she was dead. Ewald’s neighbors and a fellow Henry Ford nurse found Ewald lifeless in her living room Wednesday morning.
The Standifers said they can understand the unique complications posed by a viral pandemic that caught the whole country off guard. They can understand that personal protective equipment and test kits are in short-supply. Still, they said, it’s frustrating that Ewald was forced to wait so long for testing, and then was instructed to go home and wait out the illness on her own.
“It’s just wrong,” Micah Standifer said. “You would think they would take care of their own.”
Henry Ford’s Lassiter said the hospital system adheres “strictly” to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines when it comes to testing employees for COVID-19.
“Currently, the CDC recommends testing employees only when they become symptomatic,” he said. “Whether at work or at home under self-isolation, if an employee begins experiencing symptoms, they are urged to contact Employee Health and arrange for immediate testing. Meantime, we strongly urge anyone who is at home with symptoms to go to their nearest emergency room immediately if symptoms worsen, including a rising fever, uncontrolled cough or respiratory problems.”
Because the virus is highly contagious, Ewald’s house is under quarantine. The Standifers must wait until Monday, after the home has been sanitized, to retrieve the two pet cats Ewald left behind.
Source: Detroit Free Press, 4.4.2020 edition
Ewald, Lisa. Age 53. April 1, 2020 of Dearborn. Beloved daughter of the late Marian Kraatz and the late Gilbert Ewald. Beloved step daughter of Jim Kraatz and the late Russell Jones
Loving sister of Amy Standifer and the late Tom Ewald. Also survived by many other loving family and friends.
Private interment will be at Fairgrove Cemetery in Fairgrove Twp., Michigan.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Lisa Joy Ewald, please visit our Tribute Store.
*******
Kentuckiana Nurse Honor Guard
This is the final call to duty for Lisa. Lisa you have been released of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Prayers to your family and friends during this time.
Lisa Ewald, 53
An animal lover who loved comic book conventions, she died alone at home
Occupation: Registered nurse
Place of work: Henry Ford hospital in Detroit, Michigan
Date of death: 1 April 2020
Lisa Ewald was a nurse to many living things, human and otherwise.
When her neighbor Alexis Fernandez’s border collie had a stomach blockage, Ewald hooked the dog up to an IV four times a day. “She was this dedicated nurse who nursed my dog back to health,” said Fernandez.
Ewald also loved gardening, aerospace and comic book conventions.
Ewald told Fernandez that a patient she had treated later tested positive for Covid-19, and that she was not wearing a mask at the time. Two days after seeing the patient, she got sick. After delays in accessing a test, she learned on 30 March that she was infected with the coronavirus.
A hospital spokesperson acknowledged that staff who treat coronavirus patients have a higher risk of exposure, but said there was “no way to confirm” how a staff person contracted the virus.
On 31 March, Ewald didn’t answer when Fernandez texted her. The next day, Fernandez and a hospital nurse went to her home to check on her and found her unresponsive on the couch.
“I said: ‘Aren’t you going to go take her pulse or anything?’” Fernandez said. “The nurse just said: ‘She’s gone.’”
– Melissa Bailey
Information and picture compliments of Facebook and The Guardian
Lisa Ewald, Henry Ford Hospital nurse
Juleen Miller remembers the last time she saw her friend Lisa Ewald, a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
It was three weeks ago, and they met at Secret Recipes Family Dining in Taylor for breakfast.
Miller had no way of knowing it would be the last time she'd ever see her high school friend again.
Ewald died this week of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Miller said. This Saturday would have been her 54th birthday.
Henry Ford Health System President and CEO Wright Lassiter III confirmed on Friday the death of an employee.
“There are not adequate words to describe how saddened we are," he said. "Our hearts ache for our employee's family, friends and colleagues. As health care providers on the front lines of this pandemic, we know we are not immune to its traumatic effects.
"We continue to fight with every resource we have to protect our employees and provide the safest care to our patients. Because of patient privacy obligations, we cannot share additional information.”
Ewald lived in Dearborn and spent 20 years as a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, most recently working in post-surgery rehab. Her niece and nephew, Mandi and Micah Standifer of Shelby Township, said she was a jokester and “a nerd in the best way.”
She attended the Motor City Comic Con every year and loved Harry Potter books and Star Trek. She was an active, optimistic person with no known health problems, they said.
“It’s hard to believe this even happened, because she was so full of life,” said Micah Standifer, 35. “She’s the person you would expect to beat it.”
Ewald also loved to travel and was an active member of the Wayne County Republican Party. She and Miller became friends at Inter-City Baptist School in Allen Park, where they both went to school.
Miller said they stayed in touch over the years, and last week, they exchanged text messages about how the pandemic was adding a new element of danger to the nursing profession.
Ewald assured Miller that she was fine. Miller planned to text Ewald again this week to wish her a happy birthday.
But now, she'll never get that chance.
“The worst part,” Miller said, “is that you can’t even really honor her with a funeral because of this stupid thing."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has banned large gatherings, including funerals, in hopes of slowing the virus’ spread.
Ewald believed she was exposed to the virus after treating a patient who later tested positive, said Mandi Standifer, 32.
Ewald told her niece she was not wearing a mask and had asked to be tested, but hospital officials told her she couldn’t get a COVID-19 test until she began to experience symptoms of the disease.
Ewald learned Sunday that the illness she was experiencing was COVID-19, said Mandi Standifer. By Tuesday, she was dead. Ewald’s neighbors and a fellow Henry Ford nurse found Ewald lifeless in her living room Wednesday morning.
The Standifers said they can understand the unique complications posed by a viral pandemic that caught the whole country off guard. They can understand that personal protective equipment and test kits are in short-supply. Still, they said, it’s frustrating that Ewald was forced to wait so long for testing, and then was instructed to go home and wait out the illness on her own.
“It’s just wrong,” Micah Standifer said. “You would think they would take care of their own.”
Henry Ford’s Lassiter said the hospital system adheres “strictly” to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines when it comes to testing employees for COVID-19.
“Currently, the CDC recommends testing employees only when they become symptomatic,” he said. “Whether at work or at home under self-isolation, if an employee begins experiencing symptoms, they are urged to contact Employee Health and arrange for immediate testing. Meantime, we strongly urge anyone who is at home with symptoms to go to their nearest emergency room immediately if symptoms worsen, including a rising fever, uncontrolled cough or respiratory problems.”
Because the virus is highly contagious, Ewald’s house is under quarantine. The Standifers must wait until Monday, after the home has been sanitized, to retrieve the two pet cats Ewald left behind.
Source: Detroit Free Press, 4.4.2020 edition
Ewald, Lisa. Age 53. April 1, 2020 of Dearborn. Beloved daughter of the late Marian Kraatz and the late Gilbert Ewald. Beloved step daughter of Jim Kraatz and the late Russell Jones
Loving sister of Amy Standifer and the late Tom Ewald. Also survived by many other loving family and friends.
Private interment will be at Fairgrove Cemetery in Fairgrove Twp., Michigan.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Lisa Joy Ewald, please visit our Tribute Store.
*******
Kentuckiana Nurse Honor Guard
This is the final call to duty for Lisa. Lisa you have been released of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Prayers to your family and friends during this time.
Lisa Ewald, 53
An animal lover who loved comic book conventions, she died alone at home
Occupation: Registered nurse
Place of work: Henry Ford hospital in Detroit, Michigan
Date of death: 1 April 2020
Lisa Ewald was a nurse to many living things, human and otherwise.
When her neighbor Alexis Fernandez’s border collie had a stomach blockage, Ewald hooked the dog up to an IV four times a day. “She was this dedicated nurse who nursed my dog back to health,” said Fernandez.
Ewald also loved gardening, aerospace and comic book conventions.
Ewald told Fernandez that a patient she had treated later tested positive for Covid-19, and that she was not wearing a mask at the time. Two days after seeing the patient, she got sick. After delays in accessing a test, she learned on 30 March that she was infected with the coronavirus.
A hospital spokesperson acknowledged that staff who treat coronavirus patients have a higher risk of exposure, but said there was “no way to confirm” how a staff person contracted the virus.
On 31 March, Ewald didn’t answer when Fernandez texted her. The next day, Fernandez and a hospital nurse went to her home to check on her and found her unresponsive on the couch.
“I said: ‘Aren’t you going to go take her pulse or anything?’” Fernandez said. “The nurse just said: ‘She’s gone.’”
– Melissa Bailey
Information and picture compliments of Facebook and The Guardian
Juleen Miller remembers the last time she saw her friend Lisa Ewald, a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
It was three weeks ago, and they met at Secret Recipes Family Dining in Taylor for breakfast.
Miller had no way of knowing it would be the last time she'd ever see her high school friend again.
Ewald died this week of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, Miller said. This Saturday would have been her 54th birthday.
Henry Ford Health System President and CEO Wright Lassiter III confirmed on Friday the death of an employee.
“There are not adequate words to describe how saddened we are," he said. "Our hearts ache for our employee's family, friends and colleagues. As health care providers on the front lines of this pandemic, we know we are not immune to its traumatic effects.
"We continue to fight with every resource we have to protect our employees and provide the safest care to our patients. Because of patient privacy obligations, we cannot share additional information.”
Ewald lived in Dearborn and spent 20 years as a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, most recently working in post-surgery rehab. Her niece and nephew, Mandi and Micah Standifer of Shelby Township, said she was a jokester and “a nerd in the best way.”
She attended the Motor City Comic Con every year and loved Harry Potter books and Star Trek. She was an active, optimistic person with no known health problems, they said.
“It’s hard to believe this even happened, because she was so full of life,” said Micah Standifer, 35. “She’s the person you would expect to beat it.”
Ewald also loved to travel and was an active member of the Wayne County Republican Party. She and Miller became friends at Inter-City Baptist School in Allen Park, where they both went to school.
Miller said they stayed in touch over the years, and last week, they exchanged text messages about how the pandemic was adding a new element of danger to the nursing profession.
Ewald assured Miller that she was fine. Miller planned to text Ewald again this week to wish her a happy birthday.
But now, she'll never get that chance.
“The worst part,” Miller said, “is that you can’t even really honor her with a funeral because of this stupid thing."
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has banned large gatherings, including funerals, in hopes of slowing the virus’ spread.
Ewald believed she was exposed to the virus after treating a patient who later tested positive, said Mandi Standifer, 32.
Ewald told her niece she was not wearing a mask and had asked to be tested, but hospital officials told her she couldn’t get a COVID-19 test until she began to experience symptoms of the disease.
Ewald learned Sunday that the illness she was experiencing was COVID-19, said Mandi Standifer. By Tuesday, she was dead. Ewald’s neighbors and a fellow Henry Ford nurse found Ewald lifeless in her living room Wednesday morning.
The Standifers said they can understand the unique complications posed by a viral pandemic that caught the whole country off guard. They can understand that personal protective equipment and test kits are in short-supply. Still, they said, it’s frustrating that Ewald was forced to wait so long for testing, and then was instructed to go home and wait out the illness on her own.
“It’s just wrong,” Micah Standifer said. “You would think they would take care of their own.”
Henry Ford’s Lassiter said the hospital system adheres “strictly” to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines when it comes to testing employees for COVID-19.
“Currently, the CDC recommends testing employees only when they become symptomatic,” he said. “Whether at work or at home under self-isolation, if an employee begins experiencing symptoms, they are urged to contact Employee Health and arrange for immediate testing. Meantime, we strongly urge anyone who is at home with symptoms to go to their nearest emergency room immediately if symptoms worsen, including a rising fever, uncontrolled cough or respiratory problems.”
Because the virus is highly contagious, Ewald’s house is under quarantine. The Standifers must wait until Monday, after the home has been sanitized, to retrieve the two pet cats Ewald left behind.
Source: Detroit Free Press, 4.4.2020 edition
Ewald, Lisa. Age 53. April 1, 2020 of Dearborn. Beloved daughter of the late Marian Kraatz and the late Gilbert Ewald. Beloved step daughter of Jim Kraatz and the late Russell Jones
Loving sister of Amy Standifer and the late Tom Ewald. Also survived by many other loving family and friends.
Private interment will be at Fairgrove Cemetery in Fairgrove Twp., Michigan.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Lisa Joy Ewald, please visit our Tribute Store.
*******
Kentuckiana Nurse Honor Guard
This is the final call to duty for Lisa. Lisa you have been released of your earthly duties. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. Prayers to your family and friends during this time.
Lisa Ewald, 53
An animal lover who loved comic book conventions, she died alone at home
Occupation: Registered nurse
Place of work: Henry Ford hospital in Detroit, Michigan
Date of death: 1 April 2020
Lisa Ewald was a nurse to many living things, human and otherwise.
When her neighbor Alexis Fernandez’s border collie had a stomach blockage, Ewald hooked the dog up to an IV four times a day. “She was this dedicated nurse who nursed my dog back to health,” said Fernandez.
Ewald also loved gardening, aerospace and comic book conventions.
Ewald told Fernandez that a patient she had treated later tested positive for Covid-19, and that she was not wearing a mask at the time. Two days after seeing the patient, she got sick. After delays in accessing a test, she learned on 30 March that she was infected with the coronavirus.
A hospital spokesperson acknowledged that staff who treat coronavirus patients have a higher risk of exposure, but said there was “no way to confirm” how a staff person contracted the virus.
On 31 March, Ewald didn’t answer when Fernandez texted her. The next day, Fernandez and a hospital nurse went to her home to check on her and found her unresponsive on the couch.
“I said: ‘Aren’t you going to go take her pulse or anything?’” Fernandez said. “The nurse just said: ‘She’s gone.’”
– Melissa Bailey
Information and picture compliments of Facebook and The Guardian
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