Young woman left in coma after Covid learns how to walk, talk and eat again
05.01.2022 - 18:27
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A young woman, who was unvaccinated, is now learning how to walk and talk again after being in a coma from contracting Covid-19.
Ffion Barnett, aged 22, tested positive for the virus two days after her 22nd birthday but she believed that she would recover quickly since she was young and healthy.
However, she soon became very unwell and started to experience difficulty with breathing so she was rushed to Royal Glamorgan Hospital, South Wales, in August 2021.
North Wales Live reports that medical professionals placed Ffion into an induced coma for five days and once she woke up she needed to relearn how to walk, talk, eat and even sleep.
The student admitted that she did not get the jab because she thought she was safe as a young and healthy person.
She said: "I wasn't vaccinated because I thought, being young with no health conditions, I was safe. Obviously, I was wrong.
"I now want to raise awareness of the importance of the vaccine and how Covid isn't just dangerous for the elderly; it can affect anyone."
Ffion, who worked in a cafe first suspected she had coronavirus when she lost her sense of taste.
"I felt a bit rough before that, but I wasn't displaying any of the telltale symptoms," she recalled.
"But when I realised I couldn't taste that's when things got real.
"I wasn't particularly worried at the time. I was just too focused on being in isolation and getting better," she added.
When her breathing became increasingly laboured, Ffion was admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital on August 12, 2021 - a week after testing positive.
She added: "I spoke to my mother who works at the hospital as a bank nurse. She knew that my breathing was very heavy and told me to go straight to hospital.
"My partner wheeled me into the