Name of Victim: Drew Brophy
Age of Victim: 50
Sex of Victim: Male
State: CA
Name of Hospital(s) victim was admitted to (List All that apply): Mission Hospital Mission California
Did the victim survive? Yes
Date of discharge from hospital? 03/08/2022
Contact Name: Maria L Brophy
Relationship to Victim: Wife and Life Saver
Was the victim a military Veteran? No
Was the victim considered special needs, or did they have any kind of disability? No
Was the victim admitted to the hospital? Yes
Name of Hospital(s) victim was admitted to (List All that apply): Mission Hospital Mission California
County Hospital is located in: Orange County
Date Admitted: 11/14/2021
Was the victim isolated at any time during hospitalization? Yes
Does the victim or family feel they were treated differently by hospital staff as a result of disclosing their vaccination status? Yes
Was the victim or family pressured to sign a Do Not Resuscitate? No
Was the victim physically restrained? No
Was the victim deprived of food and water while in the hospital? Yes
Was victim placed on a ventilator? Yes
What medications were administered to the victim by doctors or hospital staff? Antibiotics, Ativan, Remdesivir, Propofol, Baricitinib, Dexamethasone, Dexmedetomidine, Dilaudid, Decadron, Fentanyl, Lasix, Lorazepam, Lovenox, Medazolam, Morphine, Oxygen, Prednisone, Paralytics, Vancomycin
Has this incident been reported to any agency such as VAERS, HHS, JACHO, Medical Board or others? No – but we did talk to an attorney but decided not to move forward on a lawsuits
Would you be interested in participating in podcasts or other media? Yes
A Love Story That Defied the Deadly Protocols — The Miracle of Drew and Maria
When 50-year-old Drew Brophy entered Mission Hospital in Orange County, California in November 2021, the medical team warned his wife Maria not to expect him to live. Like so many others across the country, Drew was swept into a system following the same deadly playbook. One that isolated patients, denied basic care, and pushed toxic drugs like Remdesivir while discouraging family involvement. Yet what those doctors underestimated was the unbreakable bond between Drew and Maria and the relentless faith and advocacy of a wife who refused to give up.
From the moment of admission, Maria sensed that something was terribly wrong. She saw staff pressure patients into compliance, witnessed discriminatory treatment toward the unvaccinated, and fought to ensure Drew wasn’t silenced by sedation or starvation. Despite being told to prepare for his death, Maria’s intuition screamed that her husband could survive if only he was treated with real care instead of protocol medicine. When he was placed on a ventilator, she refused to surrender. She learned everything she could, questioned every drug, demanded transparency, and never stopped believing that he could come home.
Drew endured a toxic cocktail of hospital-approved medications: Remdesivir, Propofol, Baricitinib, Dexamethasone, Morphine, Fentanyl, and more — yet somehow, with the strength of his body and the vigilance of his wife, he survived the nightmare. Doctors told Maria that if he did live, he would never return home — that he’d be confined to a nursing home for life. But Maria saw beyond the limits of their system. She brought love, prayer, and persistence into every conversation, pushing for rehabilitation, nutrition, and hope. Slowly, miraculously, Drew began to recover.
After nearly four months inside that system, Drew returned home where he continued to thrive. A living testament that love and advocacy can overcome the cruelty of protocol medicine. His survival is not only a medical miracle but a moral indictment of a system that gave up on him long before his heart did.
Today, Maria shares their story in her powerful book, COVID: A Love Story — a tribute to faith, perseverance, and the power of refusing to surrender to institutional betrayal. Their journey reminds us that these were not “mistakes” or “policy errors” — they were egregious crimes against humanity carried out under the guise of public health.
At Betrayal Project USA, we are giving survivors like Maria and Drew a national platform to tell the truth and to expose what really happened inside hospitals, to demand accountability, and to build a community of healing and reform. Our board, staff, and volunteers know this pain, and we know that silence protects only the guilty.
If you or a loved one were harmed by COVID-related protocols, shots, or policies, your story matters. Visit betrayalprojectusa.org to document your experience and help us bring justice, awareness, and change. Together, we will ensure that what happened to Drew Brophy — and millions like him — is never repeated.
