“COVID almost killed me,” says the woman in central Texas

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Michelle Latray says she realized she had COVID-19 shortly after Thanksgiving.

“I remember being tired,” Latray said.

“I got on the couch and couldn’t get up on other days than to use the toilet,” she said.

A few weeks later, her symptoms worsened.

“I was no longer positive for COVID, but I tested positive for antibodies,” she said.

“I had difficulty breathing and then I was sent to the hospital,” she says.

Latray, a Limestone County resident, was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco with pneumonia.

“COVID almost killed me,” she said.

“It’s scary that he can do that to a person who hasn’t been to a hospital before,” she says.

Latray has been in the ICU at Hillcrest for five days and says he has been busy.

“Doctors and nurses have never stood still,” says Latray.

“These people take out their equipment and constantly put on new ones,” she says.

Fortunately, he managed to get out of the ICU without the need for a fan and is now recovering at home.

“I have a clean state of health, with little or no health problems.”

“This experience in the hospital really showed me that they care and will do everything they can to help you,” she said.

“We really need to be grateful to our medical professionals,” she says.