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INDIANAPOLIS ¡ª It has been quite a journey for Kari Wegg.She had been working tirelessly as a NICU nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis for more than 25 years when she found herself fighting for her own life with COVID-19 in that very same hospital.¡°It¡¯s devastating. I never thought something like this could happen to me,¡± Wegg said. ¡°It¡¯s been so hard because I was healthy, and I thought if I ever got it, I would be fine.¡±Wegg first got sick in June and diagnosed with pneumonia. Then in July, she, her husband and two children tested positive for the coronavirus.¡°I do work in a hospital,¡± she said. ¡°My husband also works in a hospital. It¡¯s very possible we got it from the hospital.¡±Her family had mild symptoms and recovered quickly. However, Wegg did not.¡°It¡¯s been since July since I¡¯ve seen my boys., and I haven¡¯t been able to hug them or love on them, and they miss me so much,¡± Wegg said.Wegg was put on a heart and lung bypass machine on Aug. 19. She says her doctors discussed removing care.¡°Their dad had to sit down and tell them their mother might die, and they¡¯ve had to try and cope with that,¡± she said.But Wegg says her husband wouldn¡¯t give up. Calls were made, and she was transferred to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on Sept. 5 for a double lung transplant.Northwestern was the first hospital in the country to perform a double lung transplant on a COVID-19 paitnet, and Wegg was only the sixth such patient to undergo the surgery.¡°I am eternally grateful to the family of my donors,¡± Wegg said. ¡°I don¡¯t know anything about them or how they died but they gave me the gift of life.¡±Grateful to be alive, but devastated financially with non-stop medical bills, she suffers in her bed, while her fellow healthcare workers continue the fight. Wegg says she even has coworkers who have died of the virus.Wegg says she's praying that more people take the virus seriously."I¡¯m hoping my message as a nurse who didn¡¯t expect any of this can get out there and bring it home to people who don¡¯t necessarily want to wear a mask or want to isolate themselves or quarantine," Wegg said. "This is real.¡±Wegg's sister has launched a GoFundMe to help cover the family's mounting medical costs. To donate, click here.This story was originally published by Stephanie Wade on WRTV in Indianapolis. 2336

In the South, football is king. Which makes Westlake High School, home of multiple championships and the alma mater of a former NFL MVP, royalty.Now, this powerhouse program in the Atlanta area is facing an invisible opponent: COVID-19.¡°It¡¯s completely changed the way we operate,¡± said Lions head coach Bobby May.May is following the Georgia High School Association¡¯s ever-changing game plan. Which will hopefully get his team on the field and playing underneath the lights come fall.¡°Before they workout, we take their temperatures,¡± May said of his student athletes. ¡°Right now, we are limited to groups of 20, including coaches.¡±Those coaches are required to wear masks and those groups of players are split up by positions -- and won¡¯t interact in the weight room or on the field.¡°At least the quarterbacks and receivers can be together,¡± said Lions receiver Leo Blackburn. Blackburn has earned a scholarship to play football at nearby Georgia Institute of Technology next year.Before playing on Saturday afternoons, however, he wants to end his high school career with the guys he grew up with on Friday nights.¡°This football program is like a family,¡± he said. ¡°It¡¯s more than just football.¡±Millions of high school students play football across the country. Each state has its own set of guidelines when it comes to playing and practicing during this pandemic.Blackburn¡¯s mother is a nurse fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines. So, he knows all about coronavirus concerns while watching from sidelines.¡°She has to take risks and then come home to her family just to make money,¡± he said. ¡°Just wear your mask so we can put our helmets on.¡±That decision isn¡¯t up to staff or students. At anytime, any state could call an audible and decide to keep fans out of the stands or even end the season.¡°We just hoping we have a season, period,¡± Blackburn said. ¡°We really don¡¯t care about fans, we¡¯re just trying to bring this state championship home.¡±While playing in an empty stadium doesn¡¯t bother Blackburn, a canceled season could cost communities something much more than just a game.¡°Without football in the South,¡± May said. ¡°I think we would be in a world of hurt.¡± 2180

In the wake of recent fatal pedestrian crashes, a law firm commissioned a study that reveals the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in San Diego.In 2016, there were 103 pedestrian fatalities in San Diego County. Between 2010 and 2016, a total of 430 people were killed and nearly 8,000 injured in pedestrian crashes.According to the law firm Estey and Bomberger, the most dangerous intersection in San Diego lies in Hillcrest at the intersection of First Avenue and University Avenue.The below map shows the cities with the highest numbers of dangerous intersections in California. Los Angeles takes the top spot by far, followed by Sacramento. San Diego falls second to last on the list. Click on the map below to see more dangerous intersections in San Diego County.  797

IRVING, Texas ¨C In a letter sent to scouting families Monday, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced its support of the Black Lives Matter movement.The BSA¡¯s National Executive Committee pointed out that the organization wasn¡¯t living up to one of the 12 points of The Scout Law ¨C bravery.¡°Brave means taking action because it is the right thing to do and being an upstander even when it may prompt criticism from some,¡± wrote the committee. ¡°We realize we have not been as brave as we should have been because, as Scouts, we must always stand for what is right and take action when the situation demands it.¡±The BSA went on to say that there is no place for racism in scouting or in its communities, and it won¡¯t be tolerated.¡°We condemn the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and all those who are not named but are equally important. We hear the anguish, feel the heartbreak, and join the country¡¯s resolve to do better,¡± the committee wrote.The organization also said it would be introducing a specific diversity and inclusion merit badge that will be required to become an Eagle Scout.¡°It will build on components within existing merit badges, including the American Cultures and Citizenship in the Community merit badges, which require Scouts to learn about and engage with other groups and cultures to increase understanding and spur positive action,¡± wrote the committee.Additionally, the BSA is also committing to reviewing every element of its programs to ensure diversity and inclusion are ingrained at every level for participants and volunteers by applying a standard that promotes racial equality and denounces racism, discrimination, inequality and injustice.It¡¯s requiring diversity and inclusion training for all BSA employees starting July 1 and taking action toward introducing a version for volunteersAnd lastly, the organization is conducting a review of property names, events and insignia to build on and enhance the organization¡¯s nearly 30-year ban on use of the Confederate flag and to ensure that symbols of oppression are not in use today or in the future. 2115

In post-Brexit Britain, trips to the European Union will get a little more expensive for millions of Brits in search of a continental break.The European Commission confirmed on Friday that UK travelers will be required fill out an online form and cough up €7 (.90) for visa-free travel, which will be valid for three years.Natasha Bertaud, a spokeswoman for the commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker, likened the "simple form" to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) scheme used by the United States -- which requires travelers to pay to apply for permission to enter the country.She also pointed out that the EU's version, called ETIAS, will be "way cheaper."But this all comes with a major caveat. If the UK crashes out of the EU with no agreement in place, Brits will be required to get a visa to travel to the EU, a commission spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.ETIAS, which is expected to come into force in 2021, will apply to countries outside the EU whose citizens can currently travel in Europe visa free. There are currently 61 such countries, including the United States, Israel and Singapore.It will cover the so-called Schengen group of 26 European countries that share largely open land borders.The electronic visa waiver system was conceived to "identify any security or irregular migratory risks posed by visa-exempt visitors traveling to the Schengen area while at the same time facilitate crossing frontiers for the vast majority of travelers who do not pose such risks,"?according to the commission. 1554

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