Talk:Charlotte Figi

Maybe not COVID-19
The Denver Post printed a correction to this article stating "This story has been updated after the nonprofit organization co-founded by Charlotte Figi’s mother retracted its claim that the 13-year-old died of 'COVID-19 complications,' and released a statement explaining the girl had tested negative for the new coronavirus, though the family still suspected she had contracted the illness." ☆ Bri (talk) 22:53, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * That article is behind a paywall -- could you quote what the correction says? (Sorry, realized what you said above was a quote) I'm just looking for clarification on what I've read.
 * The sources I've read have said that she originally tested negative from COVID-19 (around April 3rd), but was later brought back to the hospital/re-admitted. I can't find anything that says if she was tested again or not, only that tests have been "beset with false negatives". The mother also said she was "treated as a likely COVID-19 case" on a floor designated for COVID-19 patients. And from my understanding, even though her mother released an original statement that she died of 'COVID-19 complications,' all she did was later delete that part of the statement in their posted message. And I'm using these sources currently quoted inline in the article: Business Insider and The Colorado Sun - Whisperjanes (talk) 03:31, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * What I mean is that The Denver Post quote might not be specific enough. Looking at what other sources have said, The Denver Post might mean that the mother clarified she had earlier tested negative, around April 3rd. The way it's written in the Wiki article now makes it seem like there has been some sort of final test, when other sources have stated it hasn't been verified yet by public officials. - Whisperjanes (talk) 03:42, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Neat how six years of knowing about her life didn't make her a notable person, but a few hours of not knowing how she died did. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:50, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * More pertinently, that source isn't paywalled and does say "Charlotte suffered a seizure that resulted in respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, Figi said." Whoomp. There it is. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:59, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * When I first clicked on it, it was paywalled. Thanks for letting me know it's not anymore. The quote you are referencing is from her mother, as are all the other claims about the possibility that it is COVID-19. I think in a couple of days we'll know for certain if it was or wasn't, according to the above article that also says "The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has not announced the death of anyone that young related to the coronavirus, though such announcements can lag by days as deaths are investigated." Until then, I think it's best to have her specific cause of death (which I see you've already added) and the mother's suspicion kept in the article, since all sources seem to be mentioning it. - Whisperjanes (talk) 05:30, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Should the retraction of the Foundation's coronavirus part be there, too? Suspicions can change, and seem to have this time. Seizures aren't a known symptom of COVID, but a well-documented symptom of her usual syndrome. InedibleHulk (talk) 05:44, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, definitely. I just came back here to update my reply with a new one (since I read the sources when the news originally broke, and had to re-read the updates just now). I think the retraction should definitely be mentioned. I'm not too sure anymore if the mother's suspicions should be quoted anymore, either, since it seems to have quickly been overturned... although it definitely got media coverage. - Whisperjanes (talk) 05:50, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * The very first assumptions are always the most recycled and usually the least useful, just how timeliness works. I think the mom knows how seizures work. But even normal congestion and fever can certainly factor into which seizures are survivable. InedibleHulk (talk) 05:59, 9 April 2020 (UTC)