Trudy worked as a kidney technician in a hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for many years. Relying solely on her Social Security benefits for money, she lives in Lions Park in Fort Myers, Florida, along with her boyfriend. They are on a list for housing and look forward to the day they are off the streets and in a permanent living situation. A huge Packers fan, Trudy said, "we are avoiding COVID-19 mostly because we keep to ourselves. We do use face masks and hand sanitizers, and my doctor at Lee Memorial Hospital told me I am considered low-to-no risk due to my Type O blood." There has been some research that shows a lower incidence of infection in people with the blood type O compared to A, B and AB. Fort Myers saw its first three cases of the novel Coronavirus on March 7, 2020.