Husband Hospitalized With COVID-19 Writes A Heartbreaking Letter To Wife Before Dying

Billy Loredo was a brave man. He stared into the eyes of death and welcomed whatever the future held for him.

The 45-year-old from Texas was losing his life to complications of the novel coronavirus, but managed to write a letter to his wife of 21 years, Sonya Kypuros.

Billy sent the message to Kypuros before being intubated.

At that moment, she and Billy's brother, Pedro, both realized this was his final letter. He died not long after.

"Billy was like a magnet. You instantaneously wanted to be around him," Sonya told Bored Panda. "He really was that magical! He made not only me, but others feel loved and cared for. When he spoke with you, he made you feel important and was attentive to your concerns. He made everyone smile and had the best sense of humor."

Sonya said their marriage was strong, grounded, and very blessed. "I could not have asked God for a better husband. He loved me and showed me in countless ways. He always told me how much he loved me and how important I was to him."

Billy worked as an attorney—he started his own firm several years ago. Pedro said his brother was as a humble man with positive energy who loved celebrating Christmas with his family. The two of them also enjoyed hunting together.

"Billy was just a great individual. He set seeds in people's hearts and they just grew," Pedro told Good Morning America. "I'm going to miss his laughter. You could hear that laughter coming down the hall."

Billy tested positive for COVID-19 in November, and his health declined on Thanksgiving. As a result, the man was admitted to McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, Texas.

His brother, a surgeon who owns his own practice, was receiving updates from a colleague who was working at the hospital. According to Pedro, Billy had no underlying health conditions.

Sonya confirmed this. "He had intentionally increased his exercise since January and was cycling at least 20 miles, running, swimming laps in our pool, and lifting weights. That is another reason why his passing is shocking because he had worked hard this year to be healthy," she said.

Billy's brother and wife told WFAA they believe he likely got the virus from his secretary who unknowingly had it; the two worked in adjacent offices.

Loredo always wore a mask when possible, his brother said.

"She came in and said she felt like she had some allergies," Pedro added. "He told her to get tested immediately. She was positive and then he was positive."

Billy's wife also tested positive, but she was more concerned about her husband.

"He started to have mild symptoms. Like he would have a fever at night, but not all day long. For a week, he actually seemed OK. But it just turned quickly south from one moment to the next," Kypuros said.

"He woke up early on Thanksgiving telling me that he was having breathing problems."

After Billy was admitted to the hospital, he was trying his hardest for two weeks to not be put on a ventilator. Eventually, however, the man's condition worsened and doctors decided that he needed to be intubated.

Kypuros couldn't be in the hospital at that moment, so Loredo FaceTimed her. "I kept telling him that he would be OK, that he would get through this and that he would come back to me," she recalled.

The woman said she's sharing her husband's final letter to remind people that COVID-19 is still a threat.

"I think he was trying to give me permission to be happy without him," Kypuros said, trying to make sense of it all. "That was hard to read. But he took care of me and took care of everyone so I'm not surprised he wrote that."