Health
‘The COVID ward was terrifying’: Victorians send stark coronavirus warnings in confronting new videos – SBS News
A new advertising campaign featuring coronavirus survivors and frontline health workers has been launched in Victoria to emphasise the long-term impacts of the disease.
June Breheny didn’t realise how serious coronavirus was until she woke up attached to a feeding tube.
Doctors feared the 70-year-old, who spent 32 days battling the infection in intensive care, wouldn’t survive the night.
The initial stages of the infection were only half the battle – Ms Breheny is now slowly coming to grips with the lingering impacts of COVID-19.
“I’m fearful of brain damage,” she said.
“I have a weakness all down my right side I have nerve damage in my right hand.
“I a…
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