THE MORNING STAR

DESIREÉ JOHNSON SHARES HOW SHE CONTRACTED AND SURVIVED COVID-19, DESPITE HER COMORBIDITY AND HAVING ONLY ONE AND A HALF LUNGS.

WORDS: DESIREÉ JOHNSON

For 16 months, from March 2020 to July 2021, I kept myself Covid-19 free, and responsibly so. I live with a lung condition called bronchiectasis. When I was 12 years old I lost half of my left lung in surgery due to this condition, as the lung had become so damaged that part of it had to be removed. Bronchiectasis may result from an infection or medical condition, such as pneumonia or cystic fibrosis. Mucus builds up and breeds bacteria, causing frequent infections, which in most cases can only be treated with an antibiotic and/or physiotherapy. This causes the airways to become damaged. Contracting Covid-19 was not an option for me, yet it caught up with me. On Monday, 26 July, I had my second vaccination, so I was fully vaccinated. This…

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Hope - A Testimony of Hope (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring/Summer 2021

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