Hospitalized mom, 24, pleads with Quebecers to take pandemic seriously – CBC

Bedridden in hospital, Roxane Smith hasn’t seen her children in nearly 2 weeks

Apr 14, 2021

Roxane Smith never thought that, as a 24-year-old, she would even catch COVID-19, but after 11 days in hospital with a feeding tube in her nose, the young mother of three is begging Quebec residents to take the pandemic seriously.

“They say COVID just affects super-sick people or super-old people,” she told Radio-Canada through Skype.

“I never thought it would go this far.”

It all started on the last day of March, she said.

“I was really, really not feeling well. Small chest pains, palpitations, fatigue,” Smith said. “I went to the hospital.”

Once hospitalized, her health quickly deteriorated. She had a fever and was no longer eating, but was vomiting and suffering from gastrointestinal distress. She was bedridden by April 1, and the feeding tube was inserted two days later.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mom-24-covid-19-hospital-quebec-city-1.5987621

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