Metal Sludge — In a new social media post Tyketto have shared a story about their former guitarist Brooke St. James and his recent battle with Covid-19.
Tyketto posted the following: “We’ve kept this quiet for the past month out of respect for his privacy but after several discussions with the man himself, we wanted to let you know a little bit about the recent events happening to our very own Brooke St. James.In late September Brooke contracted Covid 19 Pneumonia and spent the better part of the following month fighting for his life.”
St. James himself also wrote an extensive post that detailed his scary experience.
“In mid late September 2021 my now 17 year old daughter returned home from school ill. Within a few days most everyone in my home was sick. The kids tested positive first, then my wife. Ok, no need to panic.. from what we all knew at that point, we, as relatively healthy individuals should be fine. The kids bounced back immediately. My wife was sick for about 5-6 days with typical cold symptoms.” wrote St. James in a GoFundMe blog entry.
The guitarist continued with: “I, however, after experiencing my first symptoms on September 23, 2021 tested positive on September 24th and began a frighteningly rapid decline. Unfortunately, this virus affected me very differently than it did my family. I was hospitalized Oct4 and finally, by the Grace of God, discharged on Oct 30. During my stay I came very close to death according to my doctors and while I was moved to ICU at one point somehow some way I managed to skirt intubation and ventilator status.”
It appears that St. James is recovering at home with his family, but it’s a going to be a process.
St. James continues: “I am currently at home recovering from Covid and double pneumonia. This is a game of patience unfortunately. For now I am tethered to an oxygen machine and moving around with the assistance of a walker. I have every reason to believe things are improving daily although it’s difficult to measure in such small increments.”
See the full statements from both Tyketto and St. James below.
Metal Sludge sends our best to Brooke St. James and his family.
Tyketto @ Facebook
Brooke St. James @ Go Fund Me
