GREENSBORO, N.C. —Curtis Gainey, 52, was on his way to work when he heard a train roaring down the tracks. A few seconds later, he saw the crossing arms dropping and the warning alarm alerting drivers a train was coming.
While Gainey waited for the train to pass by, he started to feel a bit ill.
“I called in sick and came back home and then later that day I got a text message from work that someone tested positive (Covid-19) in the department beside us,”said Gainey.
He reached out to the nurse at his work who suggested he get a Covid-19 test as well. Gainey went to a nearby clinic to have the test, and the next day he learned he was positive for the virus.
“I was really feeling bad. I was in bed and every time I would try to rise up I would say 'Oh, God, I’m going to get sick,'” said Gainey.
The next two weeks were spent in isolation in his bedroom. Gainey would sleep for 20 to 24 hours at a time.