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28-year-old forced to have double lung transplant to survive COVID – 7NEWS.com.au
Mayra Ramirez was so sick from COVID-19 her family was told to say goodbye. Now she has a message for the doubters.
Mayra Ramirez has a message for anyone who still doubts how serious coronavirus can be: Its real, because it happened to me.
The 28 year old from Chicago became so ill with the virus that she spent six weeks in hospital on a ventilator – eventually needing a double lung transplant to survive.
Watch the interview with Mayra above
Mayra is proof that its not just the elderly who get extremely sick when they contract COVID-19.
The surgeon who performed the double-lung transplant, Dr Ankit Bhara…
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