Michelle Shiplet, left, helped her husband Matt during his almost four-month struggle to survive COVID-19. He missed Thanksgiving, but was home in time for Christmas at their Sweetwater home. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com
Beating the odds
Randy Foster
Sweetwater – Matt Shiplet, a federal highway engineer, was getting ready to shift between road projects back in August when he and his wife Michelle escorted a relative to be tested for COVID-19.
Within days, both were sickened by the dangerous virus.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021