HEMSI warns of increased demand ahead of Christmas

HEMSI warns of increased demand ahead of Christmas

December 28-th.

Across the country people are getting ready to celebrate the holidays this week.

Health officials are worried about a potential increase in positive covid-19 cases if people don't follow c- d-c guidelines.

Waay 31's grace campbell shares what two huntsville paramedics endured when they had the coronavirus.

Jean humphrey and david drake are two young and seemingly healthy paramedics.

They initially thought they'd feel fine if they were to get the coronavirus.

But...that wasn't the case.

Jean humphrey, paramedic: 2 sec "it hit me like a ton of bricks."

David drake, paramedic: 9 sec "i would liken it to being tortured, just in terms of the body pain, it was very excruciating."

Humphrey says the first symptom she experienced was being short of breath.

Her symptoms later escalted to feeling too weak to leave bed for a week.

Jean humphrey, paramedic: 14 sec "i hurt everywhere, from head to toe.

Like david said, muscle aches i have never felt in my life, but it is incredibly lonely and you're extremely isolated, and for me at my young age, it was hard."

Humphrey says she suffered with fatigue for two months after she tested negative for the coronavirus.

Drake tested positive for the virus in november.

He felt severely sick for three weeks and his health is still not back to normal.

David drake, paramedic: 13 sec "you could be a 70-year-old with copd and a heart condition, and you could be fine, or, you could be a 21-year-old body builder and it could end up putting you in the hospital or worse it could kill you."

Drake says the coronavirus seems to affect people severely at random.

So, it's important to protect yourself and others from the virus by wearing masks and practicing social distancing.

In huntsville, grace campbell, waay 31 news.