Affected by the coronavirus in March, Alyssa Milano wished to alert her fans to the seriousness of the disease and its lasting consequences. In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, we can see the Charmed star losing tufts of hair while trying to brush them.
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Thought I'd show you what # Covid19 does to your hair. Please take this seriously. #WearADamnMask #LongHauler
A post shared by Alyssa Milano (@milano_alyssa) on Aug 9, 2020 at 1:23 pm PDT
“I thought I could show you what Covid-19 is doing to your hair. Please take this seriously. Wear a mask, ”she said in the caption.
"I thought I was dying"
Last week, Alyssa Milano came back at length in a post about what she had gone through during her hospitalization in April. “I thought I was dying. I had never been so sick. Everything hurt me. I felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't keep food inside. I lost two pounds in two weeks. I was confused. A low fever. And the headaches were horrible. I had virtually all the symptoms of Covid disease, ”she recalled.
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This was me on April 2nd after being sick for 2 weeks. I had never been this kind of sick. Everything hurt. Loss of smell. It felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't keep food in me. I lost 9 pounds in 2 weeks. I was confused. Low grade fever. And the headaches were horrible. I basically had every Covid symptom. At the very end of march I took two covid19 tests and both were negative. I also took a covid antibody test (the finger prick test) after I was feeling a bit better. NEGATIVE. After living the last 4 months with lingering symptoms like, vertigo, stomach abnormalities, irregular periods, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, zero short term memory, and general malaise, I went and got an antibody test from a blood draw (not the finger prick) from a lab. I am POSITIVE for covid antibodies. I had Covid19. I just want you to be aware that our testing system is flawed and we don't know the real numbers. I also want you to know, this illness is not a hoax. I thought I was dying. It felt like I was dying. I will be donating my plasma with hopes that I might save a life. Please take care of yourselves. Please wash your hands and wear a mask and social distance. I don't want anyone to feel the way I felt. Be well. I love you all (well, maybe not the trolls. Just the kind people.) ❤️
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By not hiding anything about what happened to her, Alyssa Milano hopes to make an impression and encourage her followers to respect barrier gestures to prevent them from experiencing the same thing. Hopefully it will be heard as cases continue to explode in the United States.
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