Local paramedic speaks on his experience fighting COVID-19
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Challenging time."
- the coronavirus hits close to - home in our local medical - community.- amr paramedic and deputy chief,- charles wise is back at work- this week after suffering from- covid-19 since mid-march.
- after posting the news of his - positive diagnosis on - facebook, charles received- numerous support from - the local community, as he sat- in isolation at the hospital- and at home for 14 days.- now as he continues to recover,- we spoke with - charles about his experience- with the virus... who says it - was - the most sinister illness he's- ever had.
- - "on the 19th of march i started feeling ill,- thinking more that it was going- to be the pollen in the air wit- my allergies.
Over that - weekend i noticed it got worse.- that thursday i went to the - hospital because i- could not breathe.
I mean i was- really having a severe time - - - - breathing.
But after the- regimine of antibiotics i was - placed on after about 36 hours - felt a total- difference in my whole body."
- - - charles says he wouldn't compar- coronavirus to- - - - the flu, but rather pneumonia - because of the- severe shortness of breath, a - feeling of smothering,- and the inability to do regular- daily activites.- -