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'I felt like a truck hit me': Red Wings dietician Lisa McDowell overcomes coronavirus

Detroit — Lisa McDowell awoke one March morning and immediately knew something wasn’t right.

McDowell couldn’t taste the tea she drinks every morning. She had no appetite. She simply wasn’t feeling well, after feeling really tired the day before.

“I woke up and I felt like a truck hit me,” McDowell said. "I had a 105-degree fever. I never had that.”

McDowell is the Red Wings’ team dietitian and is also director, clinical nutrition and wellness at Ann Arbor St.