Jordyn Woods shows her support for boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns with a sweet message after her diagnosis COVID-19: ‘You got it’
On Saturday, Jordyn Woods accessed her Instagram story to wish her boyfriend Karl-Anthony Downs good luck in his fight against COVID-19, as he recently tested positive for the disease.
The 23-year-old social media personality informed her followers that she and her family were doing well in the middle of the global pandemic, but asked people to pray for her boyfriend to quickly get over her condition.
She wrote about her story: ‘My family and I took the COVID test and the results were negative, so we’re all fine, but we continue to pray for Karl for a speedy recovery.’
Wishing the best: On Saturday, Jordyn Woods posted a message in her story on Instagram encouraging her boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns to stand firm in his fight against COVID-19 as he recently tested positive for the disease
Woods also wrote a message to Towns encouraging him to continue fighting the disease, which his mother and six members of his family unfortunately succumbed to earlier this year; the athlete’s father also contracted the virus and eventually recovered fully.
‘You are a true fighter, it is not fair or certain that you were put in this position when you were just trying to do your job. You get that, ‘she noted.
Towns initially let his fans know that he had tested positive for coronavirus on Friday with a message posted on his Instagram account.
Warning everyone: Towns initially warned his fans about his condition on Saturday through a post on his Instagram account
Devastating effects: the Minnesota Timberwolves teammate’s mother had already succumbed to the effects of COVID-19 along with six of her family members; he is seen competing during Wednesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies
‘Before the game tonight,’ wrote the 25-year-old, ‘I received another terrible call with a positive test result for COVID-19.
The Minnesota Timberwolves center and striker noted that he would keep his teammates safe in the light of the bad news, writing that: ‘I will isolate immediately and follow all protocols.’
“I pray every day that this virus nightmare will subside and I beg everyone to continue to take it seriously, taking all necessary precautions,” he said.
Towns then begged his followers to follow national guidelines on security measures for the virus and opined that the eventual eradication of COVID-19 would require a shared effort on the part of the nation.
Take no chances: Towns wrote that he would follow the recommended safety guidelines during his battle with the disease, stating that he would ‘immediately isolate and follow all protocols’
He also made a reference to the impact of the virus on his own family and wrote that many of his loved ones still suffered from anxiety about the effects of COVID-19, as he wrote that they knew: ‘very well, what is the end result it could be. ‘
Towns then wrote to his niece and nephew that he would remain as strong as he could throughout the illness.
The athlete and his girlfriend have been dating since September, when they made Instagram official with a post on Woods’ account.
In October, the social media personality spoke to Page Six about her boyfriend and how the pain shared by the loss of one parent strengthened their relationship.
Woods said: ‘After his mother died, it brought us closer together, because I also went through the loss of one parent, and being a crutch for each other, I think it led to something more and it’s like being with your best friend . ‘
Support: Woods stated in an interview with Page Six that she and Towns came together due to the shared loss of one parent and noted that the pain of dealing with their experiences ‘brought us too close’