In 2021, Yuniquie Robinson was a healthy, energetic 25-year-old with a fresh master’s degree and a new job. She moved from Virginia to Dickinson with her (now former) husband, who was in the military, and was excited to begin a new life and career.
Yuniquie and her family prepared to go on a holiday cruise in December of that year, along with her mother, who had moved along with them.
While on the cruise, Yuniquie felt “slightly off,” she said.
“I felt a little winded when I walked, but I didn’t think much of it,” she said. “In March of 2022, I went to the emergency room three or four times with a sore throat. I kept feeling worse.”