SPECIALIST OF ALL PEOPLE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. %
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. % WE SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT HIS
WE SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT HIS SYMPTOMS. %
SYMPTOMS. % >> THIS IS A VERY RELENTLESS %
>> THIS IS A VERY RELENTLESS % DISEASE. %
DISEASE. % IT GRABS YOU AND THEN YOU SORT %
IT GRABS YOU AND THEN YOU SORT % OF GET BETTER, THEN IT COMES %
OF GET BETTER, THEN IT COMES % BACK. %
BACK. % THEN YOU SORT OF GET BETTER,
THEN YOU SORT OF GET BETTER, AND THEN IT COMES BACK. %
AND THEN IT COMES BACK. % I’M IN THE PHASE I HAVE RUN %
I’M IN THE PHASE I HAVE RUN % FEVER EVERY NIGHT FOR FOUR OR %
FEVER EVERY NIGHT FOR FOUR OR % FIVE NIGHTS. %
FIVE NIGHTS. % IT GETS TIRING AFTER A WHILE. %
IT GETS TIRING AFTER A WHILE. % FORTUNATELY I HAVEN’T HAD
FORTUNATELY I HAVEN’T HAD RESPIRATORY TROUBLES. %
RESPIRATORY TROUBLES. % SYMPTOMS WERE MILD TO START OFF
SYMPTOMS WERE MILD TO START OFF WITH. %
WITH. % A LITTLE BIT OF A COUGH, HEAD %
A LITTLE BIT OF A COUGH, HEAD % ACHE, RUNNY NOSE BUT NOTHING
ACHE, RUNNY NOSE BUT NOTHING BEYOND THAT FOR THE FIRST 36
BEYOND THAT FOR THE FIRST 36 HOURS. %
HOURS. % GOT A LITTLE WORSE WITH MUSCLE %
GOT A LITTLE WORSE WITH MUSCLE % ACHES. %
ACHES. % GOT TESTED. %
GOT TESTED. % IT WAS POSITIVE. %
IT WAS POSITIVE. % BY WEDNESDAY, THIS IS NOW DAY
BY WEDNESDAY, THIS IS NOW DAY FIVE, I THOUGHT I WAS DONE. %
FIVE, I THOUGHT I WAS DONE. % I FELT GREAT. %
I FELT GREAT. % SUDDENLY ON THAT WEDNESDAY
SUDDENLY ON THAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BOOM. %
NIGHT, BOOM. % FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, PAIN
FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, PAIN EVERYWHERE. %
EVERYWHERE. % JUST A HASH FEELING. %
JUST A HASH FEELING. % AS A DOCTOR, I KIND OF KNOW
AS A DOCTOR, I KIND OF KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. %
WHAT TO LOOK FOR. % I’M MONITORING MY BREATHING %
I’M MONITORING MY BREATHING % LIKE A HAWK AND TRYING TO MAKE
LIKE A HAWK AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN’T GO SOUTH. %
SURE THAT DOESN’T GO SOUTH. % KNOCK ON WOOD, I’VE DONE WELL
KNOCK ON WOOD, I’VE DONE WELL SO FAR. %
SO FAR. % WE STUDIED PRETTY WELL ABOUT %
WE STUDIED PRETTY WELL ABOUT % COVID-19, I KNEW WHAT IT DID. %
COVID-19, I KNEW WHAT IT DID. % THE THICK ABOUT IT IS IF %
THE THICK ABOUT IT IS IF % SYMPTOMS ARE HIGHLY VARIABLE. %
SYMPTOMS ARE HIGHLY VARIABLE. % THEY’RE DIFFERENT IN EVERY ONE.
THEY’RE DIFFERENT IN EVERY ONE. WHAT WE’VE LEARNED IN THE
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED IN THE U.S.’S EXPERIENCE, IT’S ONLY
U.S.’S EXPERIENCE, IT’S ONLY OLDER PEOPLE, DOESN’T AFFECT
OLDER PEOPLE, DOESN’T AFFECT PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THEIR 20s %
PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THEIR 20s % AND 30s. %
AND 30s. % THAT IS NOT TRUE. %
THAT IS NOT TRUE. % THERE ARE 30 AND 40-YEAR-OLDS
THERE ARE 30 AND 40-YEAR-OLDS ON RESPIRATORS NOW. %
ON RESPIRATORS NOW. % AS A 64-YEAR-OLD, I’M %
AS A 64-YEAR-OLD, I’M % MONITORING SYMPTOMS. %
MONITORING SYMPTOMS. % I THINK I’M THROUGH THE WOODS %
I THINK I’M THROUGH THE WOODS % ON THIS NOW. %
ON THIS NOW. % THE OTHER POINT I’D LIKE TO %
THE OTHER POINT I’D LIKE TO % MAKE IS THAT THE SOCIAL %
MAKE IS THAT THE SOCIAL % DISTANCING ONLY GOES SO FAR. %
DISTANCING ONLY GOES SO FAR. % WE REALLY NEED TO ALL STAY AT
WE REALLY NEED TO ALL STAY AT HOME. %
HOME. % STAY AT HOME. %
STAY AT HOME. % LEAVE THE HOUSE ONLY WHEN IT’S
LEAVE THE HOUSE ONLY WHEN IT’S ESSENTIAL. %
ESSENTIAL. % THAT MINES FOR FOOD, FOR
THAT MINES FOR FOOD, FOR MEDICINE, WORKING IF AN %
MEDICINE, WORKING IF AN % ESSENTIAL BUSINESSLIKE HEALTH %
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSLIKE HEALTH % CARE OR SANITATION OR POLICE, %
CARE OR SANITATION OR POLICE, % FIRE. %
FIRE. % IF YOU’RE IN THE MEDIA, THAT’S %
IF YOU’RE IN THE MEDIA, THAT’S % FINE. %
FINE. % THERE’S ESSENTIAL STUFF WE HAVE
THERE’S ESSENTIAL STUFF WE HAVE TO DO. %
TO DO. % IF IT’S NOT ESSENTIAL AND YOU
