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A healthy 29-year-old man has shared a harrowing coronavirus warning from his intensive care bed.
Chris Grailey thought he was “invincible” and was the “first to say (coronavirus) was all bulls***”, before he fell seriously ill with the virus after returning from a trip to Tenerife.
The sales manager, from Ancoats, Greater Manchester, who has no underlying health conditions, is now confined to a hospital bed and is only breathing with the help of oxygen mask.
He wants to warn other young people to learn from his mistakes and take the virus seriously – before it is too late.
In a video message shared with the Manchester Evening News, a breathless Chris said: “I caught it in Tenerife thinking I was invincible, not wearing a mask.
“I paid the price. I have got no underlying health issues. I don’t want anyone making the same mistakes as me.”
He added: “Now I’m in intensive care, waiting to get more treatment, and not knowing if I’m coming out the other side. So I really want you to take this message on board because it could happen to anyone, please, please, take care.”
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On Friday, Chris spoke to the newspaper from his hospital bed in Watford, where he is based for a work project.
He fell ill on holiday in the Canary Islands last week.
He said: “I was ill for most of the holiday – lost my taste, smell, had cold sweats.
“But it got a lot worse on my return home.”
(Image: Chris Grailey/Manchester Evening News)
He was diagnosed with coronavirus and acute pneumonia four days ago.
Chris said: “I was rushed in Sunday morning for tests and scans and sent home on the Sunday night thinking I was ok.
“I was then rushed in again Tuesday morning straight onto a COVID ward.”
In an emotional Facebook post, he said: “The way I have felt in the last week has been as close to hell I have ever been – I honestly sat there and was ready to just give up.
“I can’t breathe, walk, move. I’m like a zombie.
“I am on four different antibiotics, steroids, oxygen 24/7, more holes in my arm than a junkie.
(Image: Chris Grailey/Manchester Evening News)
“The reason I’m showing you all this is because I was the first to say it was all bullshit and ‘nah f**k it we’re young we won’t get it, it’s only bad flu, government conspiracy Bla bla bla’. Wrong!
“This is REAL it’s real life killing me.
“So before you think about going to house parties thinking your invincible getting off your heads sharing 10 pound notes, look at that picture and imagine it could be you.”
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Chris continued: “It can get anyone, I’m 29 with no underlying health conditions. This is serious s**t. Please please wake up guys. There’s more to life than this.
“I really want the young ones going out and not taking any notice to look at my pictures and think it could be them.
“I have no underlying health issues and 29 and it’s happened to me.”
He added: “Life is too short to risk your health. I have learnt the hard way I don’t want people making the same mistakes I have.”
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