South Florida man suffers amazing tragedy after parents and brother die a few days apart

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – The tragedy surrounds a family in Palm Beach County after a mother, father and son died after contracting COVID-19.

Eric Sherman went through the unimaginable after losing his closest family members.

On January 1, he lived with his parents and brother.

And now, a month later, he is the only one still alive.

When Sherman got sick just before the new year, he had no idea it was COVID-19, nor did he know it would change his life forever.

“I basically thought I had a bad flu or something,” he said. “I’ve become so weak and the fever has started and you’re so weak, but you can’t even go to the bathroom.”

Sherman lived with his mother and father, Leslie and Douglas, and his older brother, Marc, all of whom had pre-existing medical conditions.

When all four became ill, they all went to the hospital. Only Sherman’s mother and brother were admitted.

As he and his father returned home, Leslie and Marc’s conditions slowly declined.

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“They spent the first three weeks in intensive care, you can’t talk to them, you get the same status phone calls and the only time you really get a change in phone calls is when the chaplain calls or the doctor calls and has to tell you it’s spreading. Sherman said.

First, Sherman’s brother died on Tuesday, January 26, and then his mother died only about 24 hours later.

He and his father began making funeral arrangements for the Sun. January 31, but early that morning, just hours before the funeral, Sherman found his father dead in the bathroom after a heart attack from what Sherman said was a broken heart.

“All I know so far is that they were three of the most heartfelt people you could have found on this planet,” he said. “It’s tragic and I could only hope that there will be more births today with pure-hearted children to replace them.”

Sherman said his parents were both beloved teachers, and his brother was a baseball and wrestling boss who would turn 50 a week on Wednesday.