"I can’t believe how fast everything happened," said DeAnna Briones.
DeAnna Briones is still in shock. It's been less than a month since her daughter Angeline passed away from COVID. She was only 34 years-old.
"I have my moments where I just start crying because I just can’t believe how fast everything happened," she said.
Her mother says Angeline didn't know she was diabetic, and that having that underlying condition compounded the impact of COVID.
"She couldn’t even stand up, I had to call an ambulance for her," she said.
Just three days after seeking medical attention, COVID had claimed another life.
"And then about 6:30 AM on Christmas Eve they called and said her heart stopped and that was that," she said.
She leaves four kids between the ages of 3 and 16.
"It's hard for them because she’s not going to be there for graduations and weddings and all of that stuff," she said.
Also in pain, stunned friends and family.
"We got shocked by this. COVID has impacted us big time," said friend Lauren Dubuc.
"I just thought she had a cold," said her brother Elijah Lozano.
Angeline's death has now turned into motive for her loved ones to get vaccinated.
"It's not that we didn’t want to get vaccinated, we just put it off for so long," said DeAnna.
"If you’re scared to get vaccinated, so am I. I still haven’t got vaccinated but just that happening actually makes me want to do it," said Elijah.
"Get vaccinated. We’re going to push for the vaccination, we’re actually about to go do that, all three of us," said Lauren.
One family spurred to action through grief, and hoping to spare others the same pain.
"I just want to encourage everybody to get vaccinated because like I said, by day three of going to the ER for three days my daughter was gone," said DeAnna.