COMEDIAN Joe Luna, known as “Joe El Cholo”, has died just days after documenting his experience with coronavirus online.
The 38-year-old Los Angeles comic warned his followers that Covid was “no joke” after battling with the virus as a diabetic double-amputee.
Joe opened up about living with the deadly disease on Instagram after his girlfriend and children tested positive for the virus.
In the days running up to his death, Joe shared several messages where he detailed the horrendous symptoms he was experiencing.
In one post on November 22, he said: “I’m going to show you guys my journey through my good and bad times because it’s all about showing my people out there, if you think that Covid is a joke, if you think this won’t be you.
“Then trust me; it hits everybody differently.”
In another, he wrote: “Wow if it’s not one thing it’s another.
“Dealing with chest pains and the pneumonia and the Covid year its pretty intense I need all the prayers.
“That I make it through… please Lords give me the strength to fight.”
‘GIVE ME STRENGTH’
Luna was a local performer at comedy clubs in East LA, like The Ice House in Pasadena and Hollywood Improv.
He was reportedly admitted to Victor Valley Global Medical Center after his condition worsened.
The comedian passed away at the hospital on November 23, just two days after he began sharing his story.
His son Jose Talavera, who also tested positive for the virus, said that the illness was particularly challenging for his dad because he was diabetic and a double amputee.
He said: “It was like his lungs were hurting more than we all felt before.
“All of us were coughing and sneezing.
“For his funeral, he doesn’t want anyone crying so we’re going to put together a show because that’s what he would have wanted.
“He wanted people to be laughing and having fun.”
The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral costs.
