‘It hit me like a tornado’: 20-year-old Stetson student describes fight with COVID-19

DELAND, Fla. – A 20-year-old Stetson College pupil is again house after being within the hospital for 17 days preventing COVID-19.

Hannah Churms tells FOX 35 she has no recognized underlying situations.

She stated in late March she developed a cough and referred to as 911 struggling to breathe.

That evening, she checked herself into AdventHealth DeLand.

She stated as soon as inside, issues grew to become a blur.

“In my mind I used to be actually scared, and I used to be making an attempt to jerk myself awake, however I couldn’t,” she stated.

The subsequent day, she was flown to AdventHealth Orlando.

She stated docs informed her her kidneys weren’t working, her coronary heart was weakening and her blood stress was spiking.

“As soon as they informed me all my organs have been shutting down, that’s once I thought I used to be going to die,” she stated. 

Medical doctors labored to save lots of her life, and she or he was on the verge of being allowed to go house till she had three sudden seizures.

“I bear in mind saying, ‘I’m about to cross out,’ going, going, gone,” she stated.

When she was launched Thursday, a line of neighbors, household and associates greeted her as she drove into her neighborhood.

“They put indicators on their automobiles and so they have been screaming ‘welcome house.’ It was like an enormous parade,” she stated.

Though she’s again house, her struggle nonetheless isn’t over.

She’s going to dialysis 3 times per week.

She stated docs informed her if her kidneys don’t recuperate, she’ll want a transplant. 

“I don’t need a kidney transplant as a result of I’m so younger, but when it’s one thing I’ve to do then I’m not opposed,” she stated.

For now, she’s remaining hopeful and grateful for the docs and nurses who saved her life.