Oklahoma man wants people to realize how unforgiving coronavirus is after father's death

Patrick Walts is heartbroken after telling his father goodbye for the last time through FaceTime."I couldn't believe I was just sitting here, watching my dad die on my phone," Walts said. "They allowed me to FaceTime him and speak to him, but he was obviously unconscious." But Walts believed his father could still hear him."Everything is OK. Everything is alright. You don't need to worry about anything. You just relax," Walts said. "I watched his last breath."But now, Walts doesn't want his father, a veteran and former state fire marshal, to be forgotten."I don't want him to be a number or a statistic. I want this to mean something," he said.Walts told KOCO 5 that he wants people to see what his father went through and to start realizing how unforgiving the coronavirus can be."Take this seriously. You can die. Your loves ones can die. Your lungs fill up with concrete, then you die," Walts said.His advice is for people to stay home and practice social distancing."Assume it's everywhere. Everyone has it," Walts said.

Patrick Walts is heartbroken after telling his father goodbye for the last time through FaceTime.

"I couldn't believe I was just sitting here, watching my dad die on my phone," Walts said. "They allowed me to FaceTime him and speak to him, but he was obviously unconscious."


But Walts believed his father could still hear him.

"Everything is OK. Everything is alright. You don't need to worry about anything. You just relax," Walts said. "I watched his last breath."

But now, Walts doesn't want his father, a veteran and former state fire marshal, to be forgotten.

"I don't want him to be a number or a statistic. I want this to mean something," he said.

Walts told KOCO 5 that he wants people to see what his father went through and to start realizing how unforgiving the coronavirus can be.

"Take this seriously. You can die. Your loves ones can die. Your lungs fill up with concrete, then you die," Walts said.

His advice is for people to stay home and practice social distancing.

"Assume it's everywhere. Everyone has it," Walts said.