A positive thread to balance the panic. Do you know anybody who has recovered? If so then please share here

[Roostersmum2]

I know there are alot of people who are extremely worried to the extent where they're thinking of nothing else so thought it might be nice to hear about some of the positive outcomes as opposed to the rising death rate and very sad cases that we are seeing in the media.

I'm in a Facebook group called "shine a light for coronavirus" and on there I've seen some lovely posts from the relatives of some elderly survivors who have overcome the virus.

To mention two, an 86 year old lady with underlying health issues and another lady in her 90s who recovered from coronavirus despite suffering two heart attacks in the recent past rendering her weak and not in the best of health - the media would have you believe that it is an instant death sentence for people in this category.

This is by no means an attempt to take away from the terribly sad outcomes for some of those who do pass away from coronavirus, i just want to remind those who are suffering from extreme anxiety that the almost all people do survive this. Even the elderly and immunocompromised.

Does anybody else have any positive outcomes to share? Have you had it and recovered or know somebody else who has?

Another man who was on a ventilator is now going home

My friend has spent the last three weeks in intensive care. He is going home soon! I’m so so relieved. He had underlying health conditions.
I also know of three others who have had it and said while it was absolutely horrible with the cough and tiredness, they’re all absolutely fine now

Over 100 covid19 patients released from Leeds hospital and back home with their families

Source: Yorkshire evening post

Brilliant thread OP, needed this!

My friend who is an NHS nurse. She’s 31. She tested positive. Her only symptom was the loss of her sense of smell. She’s completely fine now, over a month later.

My grandmother is 90, tested positive 3 weeks ago, they told us to prepare for the worst, was treating her as end of life care.
She’s recovered and this morning I face timed with her, she was sitting in her armchair drinking a glass of cherry moaning about having no chocolates left

I'm a GP, so I know a fair few colleagues and friends who've had COVID-19. I can think of 15 off the top of my head. Aged between 8 and 52. Two who have underlying health conditions needed hospital admission for a few days for oxygen, but not ventilation. Everyone is fully recovered now.