Man in South Florida suffers a stunning tragedy after parents and brother die within days of each other

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – There is a tragedy surrounding a family in Palm Beach County after a mother, father and son die after contracting COVID-19.

Eric Sherman has experienced the unthinkable after losing his close relatives.

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

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

When Sherman fell ill just before the New Year, he had no idea it was COVID-19, nor did he know it would change his life forever.

“I thought I actually had a bad flu or something,” he said. “I got so weak and a fever started and you are 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 already had medical conditions.

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

While he and his father recovered at home, Leslie and Marc’s circumstances slowly deteriorated.

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“They’ve spent the first three weeks in the ICU, you can’t talk to them, you get the same status calls and the only time you really get a change in the 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 started setting up funeral arrangements for Sun. January 31, but early that morning, just hours before the funeral, Sherman found his father dead in his 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 purest people you could have found on this planet,” he said. “It’s tragic and I could only hope there were 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 connoisseur who would turn 50 from Wednesday.