The story of my mysterious illness and how the pandemic has been like for me. Instagram: / stacygrams Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/stacyh
I just got COVID in the beginning Of November after working as a cashier for the whole pandemic. It’s so frustrating when you do everything in your power to stay safe and protect yourself and other people ruin it for you. Like there’s only so much you can do you have to rely on other people to protect you and unfortunately people don’t care :/
I'm so sorry! I hope you are doing well and get over it quickly. Some people can be real jerks acting like it won't affect them. Thank you for continuing to work through everything! It is so important to have people like you ❤️
I feel like a lot of people got COVID sometime 2019/early 2020 without knowing it! I wish it was a one time thing (like the chicken pox or something) but obviously we can’t control that. Really sucks that nobody made the COVID connection and snuffed it out!
So true. Can't believe at one point people were not taking this virus seriously at all, and some continue to do so. I just hope this doesn't become like the flu and come back annually, but it's looking like it will. Sigh. We'll get through this though!
Everyone gets infected with a coronavirus sometime in their life; whether, it was a really bad flu or common cold, but it’s just this viral strain that is the problem for us. We haven’t encountered anything like this strain and it is unknown to us too. That’s why is has been so difficult trying to eradicate and develop a vaccine for. I hope everyone stays safe and healthy!!
Your experience sounds so much like mine, symptoms-wise. I was sick in March, but I still have symptoms that affect my everyday life 7mo later. It's no joke.
Sounds very similar to what my entire family went through in mid to late January. My sister is a dental hygienist, and out of nowhere came down with an intense sickness. My mom was certain it was just the flu which she contracted because of her work. She was having breathing issues on top of the normal flu symptoms, but nothing necessitating the hospital. It got to the point where she was more or less bundled on the couch in a blanket all day, so she went to urgent care, and quickly came back with a negative flu test and an inhaler to help with breathing problems. A week later, both of my parents fell ill as well. They’d been taking care of her pretty vigilantly. They went to the doctor, and came back with the exact same things. It got to the point where my sister was cocooning on her bed and both my parents occupied the couches. I didn’t get bad, I had a runny nose, and slight breathing problems, so I just used my inhaler I have for my asthma and pounded theraflu like it was a tall glass of Ice water and was completely better in a little under a week. My mother ended up having it the worst, she had the case where you seem to be getting better, but regress after a good day to condition much worse than before for another half week.. both of my parents were out of work for 2-2.5 weeks, it was honestly scary and wouldn’t wish it on anyone
@@jordan6287 at this point, it would probably come back in the inconclusive range as well. We’re all practicing social distancing and mask wearing religiously still though, not taking any chances. My sister should be vaccinated soon due to her profession and the rest of us in the coming months
Same but for my family it started right before Christmas and my mom was sick for 6 weeks straight and got tested for all things (except COVID of course because they didn’t think it had hit USA) and they all were negative
I work in a hospital, COVID has been a nightmare. It’s so sad seeing how people are affected even those who aren’t in the hospital for COVID. I hope your grandfather has no complications and hope you will be able to see him soon again. Love seeing ya back on YT Stacy!
You're so Strong Stacy you've gone through so much in the past couple of years and you still continue to move forward in your life. I think that's so amazing and inspirational much love Stacy for taking us along you're journey and being vulnerable with us. 💓
Stacy, I hope you know how much respect I have for you. Such an inspiration from when I was in middle school all the way until university right now. Thank you for trying to keep everyone safe.
I feel the same way with my great grandpa and covid. he passed in January and during covid I was grateful that he didn't have to go through any of the trauma for us not being able to visit him or anything.
@@CrinkleFry my sister lost her taste and smell, and she was complaining to me about it the other day... I don't know if I should tell her it can last for months... 😅
Stacy, I wanna thank you for going on the book tour even during the crazy time. It really made my day...honestly my year... Whenever I was quarantining and bored I would look at the pictures we took, and it would make me happy all over again! You truly have no idea how much meeting you changed my life. 😂 I know that sounds crazy to say, but it’s true. 😂😂
Actually, back in either January or February, my mom got sick in a similar way to you. Nothing was helping, but her, my dad, and the doctors figured it was a side affect from when she had fallen down the stairs a few days prior. Now she's convinced she had the virus, and I wouldn't doubt it.
i miss hugs. I work at a hospital, in HR and have been hiring drs and nurses so much! and cleaning staff! my boss felt the same way, has breathing treatments but it’s a mystery...i’m glad you recovered from your mystery illness and now feel alive! love ya stacy!
Stacy I’ve been loving your vlogs!! I’m so happy you’re back. Omg I don’t know what I’m gonna do when vlogmas is over!! I hope you’re doing well 💖 keep up the fantastic work
Stacy, I am glad your are feeling better! I hope your grandpa has the best speedy recovery. You look very happy I'm glad to see you happy again! Much love for you 💗.
Hey I’m early (first) and you freaked me out on the title (this is before watching the video) (After watching video): Omg Stacy, I really hope your okay, and I hope you get better, with everything. Just remember all your family, friends and fans are all here to support you and help care for you even though we can’t help or assist in person we will help and assist you through the screen. ❤️
Same thing happened to me... my lymph nodes were swollen & antibiotics didn’t work & then I had shivers on top of that! A week later my mom brought covid from going with my little brother to his exams! This year made me realize how we as humans are still far away from understanding the human body and illness responses!
I am so happy to be seeing you everyday Stacy!! It really just makes these hard times SOOO much better!! ❤️ Stay safe!! Edit: Prayers for your grandpa!! My great grandpa suffered from Alzheimer’s aswell and I’m happy that I’m not alone. He was very aggressive and it was just hard to watch for me but I couldn’t imagine not even being able to get close to him. You’re so strong Stacy!! We will all get through this pandemic together. ☺️❤️
I'm very happy that you are doing vlogmas this year! I've always been a fan of your vlog channel because I find your lifestyle very interesting. Every once and a while I checked on your main channel to see how you were doing and watched a few videos while I was there but your vlog channel holds a special place in my favorite channel list. No matter what, I'm really appreciative of the effort put into these videos. :))
Im sorry about your grandfather. My grandma had alzheimers back in the 90’s and passed away from complications due to it. Watching her decline was probably the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen in real life. It didn’t help that I went through as a preteen and didn’t really fully grasp the situation but it was devastating to my entire family. I cannot imagine not being able to go see your loved one right now, especially with dementia type illnesses. Those interactions are really important for so many reasons. I really feel for you. Im sorry you’re having to go through that.
My Grandpa died this year to he was cracking up jokes till the end I would say he had a pretty good life he was 98 when he died and he worked at Mayo Clinic if you don't know what Mayo Clinic is it's one of the best hospitals in the world
Hi Stacy!! I just started rewatching your videos after like 5 years!!! And I missed you!! Holy moly you are so beautiful and your dogs are the cutest!! I hope you are doing good and staying safe!!!
I started working in around August, and in October, I started feeling symptomatic but it was not enough for my provider to provide a test, so I didn’t but now I’m tempted to get antibody test. Also YES to what you said about masks being a social contract.
As a nurse who has been treating Covid pts since the beginning, it sounds like you had it. Having a fever for a week is super common and not many other viral illnesses extend that long. I think I might have had it in January too. I had friends (i picked up at the airport)who came from the Philippines and they were both deathly ill. Glad you recovered Stace!
It seems like you may have had covid. Based on your symptoms, it sounded very similar to what some of my family members had and they did test positve. You're very strong. I can't even imagine how horrible that must have felt. I'm glad you're okay and healthy now
I'm sorry to hear about your grandfather. I'm a CNA in a nursing home and I know how hard it is, for the residents especially. We had visits going for a while, we are now In lock down again, but the visits were so awful. 20 minutes, 6 feet apart, no touching, had to wear masks. So awful for the residents who are hard of hearing, but just for all of them after having not seen family for months. Some of them have literally lost the will to really live because of this isolation and we've lost 10 to the virus. I hope this ends soon and pray the vaccines they're developing are legitimate and actually help.
I believe my family, friends, and I had Covid the beginning of the year as well! I remember it so vividly because my body was aching so bad and my throat felt the absolute WORST. Really blessed that we're all fine now though!
My family and I got it last month. It's a horrible virus. It messed with my mental health too. I had such bad anxiety, probably the worst anxiety i've ever felt. It really attacks your whole body. I'm still regaining my strength back. Glad you recovered
Oh no I’m so sorry for your grandfather I hope he can get through this just as we all have so far and I’m praying for you and your family and I’m sending virtually hugs to you and your family stay safe
Thank you for sharing your story Stacy! As an essential worker I was and still am very scared to get or spread the virus. I wear a mask with the same views as you. Stay safe
Aww, glad that you were able to get better from whatever happened to you, Stacy 💜 I am currently dealing with a medical type situation myself. It's not coronavirus, but I very recently got diagnosed with something that may mean I have to go on a medication for life, depending on what happens next. As you can imagine, I have quite a few feelings about the situation, such as anger, anxiety and depression. I feel like a lot of people take being in good health for granted, especially now. Some people who don't have coronavirus walk around and have this rather arrogant attitude that they will stay perfectly healthy and they don't social distance and wear masks. Its rather upsetting to see, not only because they might get it and die and that they're passing it on to others, but because they are ignoring and disregarding the people that have suffered and passed away due to the virus and it being spread because people just don't behave for the greater good of humanity right now. Also, yes, bless the people who are on the medical frontlines. They're so brave, and strong in spirit as they're trying to help others survive this sickness. I could never do what they do, I would go insane. So many of them after this probably are going to need help themselves, on a mental and emotional level.
This is so similar to my own experience... In January, around the SAME TIME (the 27th) I got really sick with a fever. My friend was sleeping over from Sunday to Monday since there was no school, and around noon on the 27th, I started to get that feeling I got once a year when I got a fever. I ended up taking my temperature, saw I had a fever, and told my friend that I didn't want to get her sick. She left around 20 minutes later when she got picked up. That was the beginning of a long week of fever, coughing, chills, and a doctors visit that tested the EXACT SAME TESTS you had (Strep, Flu A & B). All came back negative, and I progressively got a worse sore throat and a loss of voice until that Friday. On Saturday I finally got my voice back and my fever had broken. I have not taken an antibody test or a COVID test since because my dad says the tests are too inaccurate to spend money on as of right now. We assume it was COVID since my uncle and his girlfriend were kinda sick when they visited over the Christmas break after traveling in Asia, and China for a day. I was essentially quarantined in my room for a whole week, with only my cat as company. I had dinner in bed because I was too sick and weak to get up and walk to the dining room. Stacy, I'm so happy you're feeling better now, and hope you continue to stay happy and healthy. I'm sorry for the loss of your grandparents and the inability to visit your grandfather. I have family overseas and not being able to visit is a killer. Stay strong, we can do this
My story is pretty similar. My sister and I traveled to Dubai with layovers in London. First week of February. The last day in Dubai I started feeling feverish, 23 hour layover in London and I was so sick. 9 hour flight later, when we landed in Vancouver I definitely had a fever. It was so early in the pandemic that no one was suspecting covid coming out of london. I spent the next nearly two weeks in my bed with a fever up to 102. I was cold and sweaty and I had zero appetite. I have never experienced a fever like that before. Unfortunately the antibody test just became available in Canada last month. I could get one but it might have been too long. After talking to a healthcare worker friend, he said I can just assume it was covid, which is good enough for me. It was awful.
Weirdly enough, I have an very similar story to you and your grandfather. My great grandfather has his 100th birthday party in March. Two weeks later, my grandfather passed away in March and my immediate family got together for his funeral, where someone accidentally brought Covid. We then all had it for two weeks where we had chills, and crazy fevers all over the place, and a couple members of my family were in the hospital for a little bit (Not for anything terrible luckily, but one of them got pneumonia from it) and then in May my Great Grandfather passed away and we had to repeat the whole funeral process again which was really difficult to figure out in this season. It's been a rough year, but luckily a lot of good has happened for my family in the past few months, so it's turned around a lot since the spring
I hope you are doing okay now. I will pray for your family. This year has been a total mess. Personally, wearing a mask gives me a headache, so I want to find a new way to help.
I had a very horrible illness that honestly was similar to rona in January-February, and I’m 💯 sure it’s bc of a particular foreign exchange group who literally were adjacent to wuhan and event visited fam in wuhan for break. I was far from the only one sick af, we “shut down” entire dorm wings. Not surprisingly we found out that everyone who got that illness were pretty resilient to rona exposure and had almost no symptoms from rona when we got it over the next few years. RSV months after my rona infection in 2021 almost killed me. It was absolutely horrible, and as a chronically ill person it takes a lot to get me down. You described my entire experience with the mystery illness to a T… except I got lungs filled with fluid instead of lymph node. Like my extreme deep breaths were the only way I could breathe and I’d just cough up a cup of mucus… like the first time the mucus snuck up one me I was so deprived of oxygen I was blue all over, couldn’t see, hear, or feel anything but the Antarctic chill and searing heat of my skin and bones. Legit would’ve simped for death every day for 3 weeks. RSV was a week, and I legit had so much PTSD from the mystery illness I refused to stay awake… I couldn’t take a major illness at that point and be conscious.
Me and my partner are currently recovering from Covid, where on the recovery end 12 days out but it’s the most mentally and physically exhausting sickness we’ve ever had, everyone needs to be safe please wear a mask out in public
I met a friend who had came back from Europe at the end of January/Early Feb. I got super sick and was still so sick after 2 weeks I decided to go to the hospital for the first time in my life. There was no Covid tests at the time but all my other tests had come back negative. I was still so bad I got a quarantine order that I couldn’t go to university for at least a week...less than a month later Covid lockdowns.
March 7th we were supposed to take my daughter to see you in Atlanta. Covid cases were starting to rise and we decided not to go. She has asthma and sometimes even just a cold sends her to the ER, so it was too big of a risk for us. She was very sad that we didnt get to see you but she understands. I am glad you are better and hopefully we will be able to see you when you are able to tour in the future.
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