PopCorn Story - Julie, a Singaporean citizen is one of the
patients who recovered from the Coronavirus who managed to open a voice about
her recovery from the virus that shocked the world. She makes videos about her
since she got infected COVID-19 tested positive. Julie didn't experience any
symptoms such as sneezing or coughing.
That
day on 7 February 2020 at 3:00 in the morning, she woke up in tremendous
dizziness. It feels like the room is spinning. Then the day after, she tested
positive for COVID-19. Julie was finally placed in an isolation room where the
isolation room was completely enclosed with 4 walls equipped with food,
medicine, a change of clothes, and towels from a small hole in the wall.
Even
so, Julie was allowed to contact her family via cellphones such as video calls.
But to meet face to face, it is not allowed.
The
hardest thing she went through was in her breathing where she felt her lungs
worked very hard, so his breathing became short. Julie who initially did not
care about breathing problems became aware of the importance of this
respiratory organ.
Julie's
health continued to deteriorate for 4 days with a fever that never subsided and
breathless breathing until the doctor thought that she would be treated in the
ICU. Julie herself just panicked and entrusted everything to the medical team.
Under such circumstances, the Singapore Government began testing all cases of
Pneumonia as part of the impact caused by the Coronavirus.
Meanwhile,
in the ICU, doctors need an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), like an
oxygen hose. The option, Julie must be moved to Singapore General Hospital and
Julie's condition finally is stable. The doctor also gave medicines that are
usually used to treat HIV patients. The medical team also reduced sedative.
Not
quite up there, Julie was taken to an isolation room where she was required to
use RFID which is a body temperature detector watch, heart rate, and so on.
After that, the nurses and medical staff put the tube in his mouth. People
thought she would be sick outside the body because her body was so skinny but
it turns out she can eliminate these mistakes.
The
most challenging thing was when she was in the isolation room for 10 days where
talking to the doctor via cellphone and food was given through a small hole
like being stranded on an island. But at that time she also thought, she could
do anything and she just couldn't make contact with people.
And
finally, thanks to her immunity she managed to recover from this Coronavirus
and was repatriated. Maybe people will be scared, panicked, anxious or worried
about her expressing about this, but she just wants to use this as an
opportunity to encourage others and give testimony that happened.
Source: https://www.liputan6.com/health/read/4192935/cerita-perjuangan-julie-kalahkan-virus-corona-di-tengah-kepanikan-negara
