Victoria Secret’s Model Opens Up About Her Battle With Coronavirus

April 2, 2020

Penelope Trent

The unifying effect of the novel Coronavirus pandemic has been talked about by many. Suddenly, all of us, all over the world, is one human tissue. Everyone is at risk, as the virus doesn’t discriminate based on one’s status, title, or Instagram followers. A recent proof of that is Victoria Secret’s model, Alexina Graham.

The 30-year-old model took to Instagram on Tuesday to reveal she was hospitalized for coronavirus after experiencing severe symptoms. In the post, Graham shared two pictures. The first showed her at the beginning of stages of her symptoms when Graham thought she “thought she had food poisoning only.” The second photo showed Graham lying on a hospital bed with an IV drip in and mask on.

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Little Sister looks after Big Sister ❤️ Thank you Sister!! I was scared, I was in pain and I didn’t know what was to come but you took care of me, you held me, you wiped away my tears and you have been there through each step. When you couldn’t be with me in hospital you were there on the phone. Family, best friend and my nurse at home. Love you ???? Day 5 and I’m getting stronger and feeling better daily ????????. Thank you to the people who sent kind messages, love and good vibes ???? It really meant the world to me and lifted my spirits???? Some People are still not taking this seriously. I see on the news there are still gatherings going on and even house party’s!!Please stay home in isolation alone or with who you live with only!! It’s scary -I was throwing up and on the toilet at the same time multiple times through the first day, the fever appeared and then when It broke I got severe chills, i was light headed, I lost shortness of breath, I lost the ability to be able to speak properly in full sentences,my lungs just wouldn’t let me, my chest was tight, I wasn’t able to get in and out of a bath alone, i needed help to get in and out of bed and even eating became painful!! Please take this seriously and please stay home. Love to you all out there ❤️ Stay safe everyone ???? ???? ???? (the first photo was taken when we had already started self isolation at home, my first symptoms started but I thought I had food poisoning only) #keepsafe #stayhome #lookaftereachother #lookafteryourself Big Thankyou to our health hero’s, Thankyou to the NHS and Thankyou to Key workers in this crazy time ????
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Captioning the photos, Describing the fast trajectory of how COVID-19 took hold of her body, Alexina explained: “It’s scary -I was throwing up and on the toilet at the same time multiple times through the first day. The fever appeared and then when it broke I got severe chills. I was light-headed. I lost shortness of breath.”

Graham went on to further describe the scary symptoms, saying: “I lost the ability to be able to speak properly in full sentences, my lungs just wouldn’t let me, my chest was tight, I wasn’t able to get in and out of a bath alone, I needed help to get in and out of bed and even eating became painful!”

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On Wednesday, Alexina shared a further update with her 772,000 followers: “I’m still resting and taking it easy- but I am so much better and more than anything I wanted to thank you all for your positive vibes.”

Concluding her post, Graham encouraged her followers to take government advice seriously and to stay at home.

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Feel better soon Alexia Graham!