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Vol. 36, No. 49 | Richmond Suburban News | April 29, 2020
A survivor: Raymond Shrader rebounds from COVID-19
Memorial Day ceremony canceled due to COVID-19 (Editor’s note: The following was submitted by Marcy G. Durrer, recreation program director, of Hanover County Parks and Recreation.) ASHLAND -- As Governor Northam’s Executive Order 53 and 55 remain in effect, as well as the need for social distancing to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID19), the Hanover County Memorial Day Ceremony, scheduled for Monday, May 25, at the Hanover Veterans Memorial in Hanover Wayside Park, has been canceled. While unable to physically gather to honor the brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country, this Memorial Day tribute will be different than any other. Please take time to do something special with your family to recognize the importance of this holiday. As part of our tribute, Hanover County Parks and Recreation will be sharing ideas through social media (Facebook and Twitter @ hanoverparksrec and Instagram @hanovertomatofestival) leading up to
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Raymond Shrader was cheered by staff as he left Memorial Regional Medical Center after his battle with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
MECHANICSVILLE – “It felt like my head was going to explode.” That’s how Raymond Shrader remembers the most excruciating symptom he was experiencing when he became a victim of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mechanicsville resident said, “I didn't feel anything unusual Saturday morning. I was out running errands and by Saturday afternoon [March 28], I had to lie down because I suddenly started feeling bad.”
He said he was in bed all day Sunday and knew that he would not be able to go to work on Monday. “I got my son to take me to my primary care doctor. They met me in the parking lot to refer me to Med Express to be tested for COVID.” On Wednesday, April 1, he learned he tested positive for the virus, which reached pandemic status earlier this year. “I was instructed to stay home and treat the symptoms and to go to the emergency room if anything got worse. By Friday morning, I was struggling
to breathe and my son had to call 911. I was rushed to MRMC [Memorial Regional Medical Center],” Raymond said last Thursday. “All I remember in the ambulance was feeling like the driver was flying and the paramedic kept saying, ‘Stay with me, Buddy! Stay with me!’ I knew then, I was in trouble.” Upon admission to the hospital, he said the worst symptom was what he described as “a raging headache.” On April 6, Raymond was moved to the Critical Care Unit. The followsee COVID-19, pg. 13
HCSB addresses instruction plans, coronavirus financial impacts By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND -- Calculating the budget impacts of an ongoing pandemic that has shuttered most of America’s economy is tricky in the best of circumstances. Finding and filling those holes on a tight deadline is even more difficult, but that’s the situation facing Hanover County school officials. The Hanover County School Board met electronically on Tuesday, April 21, to begin considering that problem, but firm answers are still not set in stone. Utilizing a Zoom application, board members held their regular April business meeting see HCSB, pg. 4
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The Hanover County School Board made history last week by holding a fully virtual meeting.