Kalamazoo high school senior who died of COVID-19 remembered for love of dancing, laughter and family - MLive.com

Taigan Bradford, a senior at Kalamazoo Central High School, died Tuesday, Jan.

11, of COVID-19, her mother said.

Within a week, Omeka Bradford would be calling an ambulance to rush her 17-year-old daughter to the hospital.

Taigan, a senior at Kalamazoo Central High School, died Tuesday, Jan.

11, after a nearly two-month fight against COVID-19, her mother said in an interview with MLive.

After initially experiencing a stuffed nose and cough, Taigan would later develop severe body aches, headache, nausea and weakness, her mother said.

At Mott, Taigan was put in a coma while machines helped her breathe, her mother said.

As funeral arrangements are being prepared, the teen’s mother said she is urging school leaders to close district buildings and return to synchronous virtual learning, like they did in the 2020-21 school year.

She believes her daughter caught COVID-19 at school.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Kalamazoo Central senior Taigan Bradford,” Raichoudhuri said.

The high schooler was excited to take her driver’s test and finally be able to drive without her mother in the car, her mother said.

Bradford said Taigan and the rest of her family had hesitancies about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Today, Bradford is waiting to be eligible for the vaccine after contracting COVID-19 previously, and her younger daughter is awaiting her second dose.