A Vancouver nurse says her perspective of COVID-19 has completely changed after being intubated for a week after catching the virus.
She joined the Ryan Jespersen Show on 630 CHED to tell her story. In mid-March, Jaclyn Robinson’s husband Kirk began complaining he felt really rundown with a fever and a cough.
As a nurse, she knew those were signs of COVID-19 and she felt confident she could manage his symptoms at home safely. While Kirk’s case turned out to be rather mild, Jaclyn found herself being intubated only days later as she struggled to breathe because of the virus.
While they distanced and cleaned as best they could, Jaclyn started feeling sick about four days after her husband did. As a nurse, she was able to be tested right away.