WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Michelle Latray says she realized she had COVID-19 right after Thanksgiving.
“I remember being tired,” said Latray.
“I sat on the couch and couldn’t get up for days except to use the bathroom,” she said.
A few weeks later, his symptoms worsened.
“I was no longer COVID positive, but I tested positive for antibodies,” she said.
“I was having trouble breathing and that was when I was sent to the hospital,” she says.
Latray, a resident of Limestone County, was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco with pneumonia.
“COVID almost killed me,” she said.
“It is scary that this can happen to a person who has never been to a hospital before,” she says.
Latray stayed in the Hillcrest ICU for five days and she says that she remained busy.
“Doctors and nurses never stood still,” says Latray.
“These people are constantly taking out equipment and putting in new ones,” she says.
Fortunately, she managed to get out of the ICU without needing a fan and is now recovering at home.
“I have a clean bill of health, with few or no health problems.”
“This experience at the hospital really showed me that they care and will do everything they can to help you,” she said.
“We really need to be thankful for our medical professionals,” she says.
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