An Oklahoma man and COVID-19 survivor is doing his part to help slow the spread of the virus.James Richardson told sister station KOCO that he thought he was healthy and never would have to fight for his life at a hospital. But now, his experience is saving lives.“COVID-19 is like a tornado in Oklahoma. It can level one house, but the house next door doesn’t even look like it was touched,” Richardson said. “I’m like, ‘Why me?’ Because I don’t have the predisposing factors.”Richardson was never really too nervous about getting the virus. He’s a healthy physical therapist who runs long distances and lifts weights.“I’m not going to freak out yet, but then there was the day I was like, ‘Oh,’” Richardson said.He contracted COVID-19, and it sent him to the hospital for about a week.“I increasingly got shorter and shorter breathes and the sickly blackouts,” Richardson said.It’s been months since he left the hospital, but he has lingering side effects.“The level at which I got hit, that surprised me,” Richardson said.Now, he wants to help limit the number of people who have to go through what he did.“It was a horrible experience. Anything I can do to shorten anyone’s experience,” Richardson said.So, Richardson has been donating his plasma and antibodies for science. And even though he is doing his part, he wants others to take the virus and its symptoms seriously.“Masks aren’t really fun. Well, neither is having a tube shoved down your throat,” Richardson said.
An Oklahoma man and COVID-19 survivor is doing his part to help slow the spread of the virus.
James Richardson told sister station KOCO that he thought he was healthy and never would have to fight for his life at a hospital. But now, his experience is saving lives.
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“COVID-19 is like a tornado in Oklahoma. It can level one house, but the house next door doesn’t even look like it was touched,” Richardson said. “I’m like, ‘Why me?’ Because I don’t have the predisposing factors.”
Richardson was never really too nervous about getting the virus. He’s a healthy physical therapist who runs long distances and lifts weights.
“I’m not going to freak out yet, but then there was the day I was like, ‘Oh,’” Richardson said.
He contracted COVID-19, and it sent him to the hospital for about a week.
“I increasingly got shorter and shorter breathes and the sickly blackouts,” Richardson said.
It’s been months since he left the hospital, but he has lingering side effects.
“The level at which I got hit, that surprised me,” Richardson said.
Now, he wants to help limit the number of people who have to go through what he did.
“It was a horrible experience. Anything I can do to shorten anyone’s experience,” Richardson said.
So, Richardson has been donating his plasma and antibodies for science. And even though he is doing his part, he wants others to take the virus and its symptoms seriously.
“Masks aren’t really fun. Well, neither is having a tube shoved down your throat,” Richardson said.
