Jean-Denis is 73 years old. This Morbihan retiree contracted the coronavirus in early March. “Dirty sickness“as he describes it, the trembling voice but the sharpened verb. After ten days in the hospital he was able to return home on Monday March 16. He agreed to testify, to thank the medical profession, to report to people on the pain inflicted by the virus, and encourage the French to respect containment measures.
I don’t want anyone to catch this, it’s a filthy coronavirus.
“We are in everyday life, we think of escaping it, until the day we catch it. “ Jean-Denis does not know how he got infected with the coronavirus. Maybe by talking on the street with people around him. “I had a fever and difficulty breathing in early March, but I didn’t contact my doctor until two or three days later. He is a very competent person. He detected a problem with the lungs, pneumonia, and that’s why I left for the hospital. I was tested, 48 hours later, I got the result. “
The result is positive. Jean-Denis explains that he felt a great deal of embarrassment. “Vou feel it very strongly, your lungs are taken, with difficulty breathing. “ At the Vannes hospital, he was placed on an artificial respirator. Its temperature climbs to 40 ° C only to drop to 39 or 38 ° C. “Not only does it throw you terrible fevers, but incidentally it invades your lungs, and then it’s the descent into hell. If, in addition, you have a previous pathology, such as the heart, diabetes, something that is messing around and weakening your body, it will be difficult to go back up the hill. “
The retiree recounts general fatigue. “The people I saw on TV coming out of their homes do not seem to realize, but it is really filthy sickness. We must get the message out, be extra careful.” At the hospital he undergoes a battery of tests, morning and evening. He even woke up at night. He also mentions the multiple infusions.
I have a deep respect for the medical profession.
After ten days, this former insurer was finally able to leave. “You are a soft rag, you have no more spring, your usual charm which gives your daily spring, you no longer have it, and even if you try to fight, it is very difficult.“The septuagenarian would like to thank those who took care of him.”The nurses, nurses, caregivers, doctors who are trying to fight the disease are fantastic, they are amazing people. The heroes are them. I have deep respect for the medical profession. “
Jean-Denis thought he was going to die. “When I left the house with the ambulance, I was not able to stand up, I was standing by the furniture to avoid falling on the floor …“Back home, with his wife, he must remain confined. Still very weak, he must take many medications.”I have antibiotic drugs to take and vitamins to consume. My message: stay away from the coronavirus. It’s a filth of sickness!“
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