Over two years after its initial appearance in Alabama, COVID-19 has not only claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 Alabamians but has also disrupted the lives of many who survived.Jeff Eliasoph from sister station WVTM talked with Donshe Hambright, a Birmingham woman fighting struggles in other areas of her life after a serious, monthslong battle with COVID-19 resulted in the loss of her apartment.Hambright contracted COVID-19 last August. For several weeks she was in a coma and on a ventilator, fighting for her life.”They told my mom and my grandmother that I had a 10% chance at living,” Hambright said.She beat those long odds and got better over time. But then came the next battle.”When I was released from the hospital, life was still going on,” Hambright said. “And I had lost everything; my apartment, my job.”Watch the video above for more on her story.
Over two years after its initial appearance in Alabama, COVID-19 has not only claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 Alabamians but has also disrupted the lives of many who survived.
Jeff Eliasoph from sister station WVTM talked with Donshe Hambright, a Birmingham woman fighting struggles in other areas of her life after a serious, monthslong battle with COVID-19 resulted in the loss of her apartment.
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Hambright contracted COVID-19 last August. For several weeks she was in a coma and on a ventilator, fighting for her life.
“They told my mom and my grandmother that I had a 10% chance at living,” Hambright said.
She beat those long odds and got better over time. But then came the next battle.
“When I was released from the hospital, life was still going on,” Hambright said. “And I had lost everything; my apartment, my job.”
Watch the video above for more on her story.
