Sacramento firefighter still on road to recovery after getting COVID-19

Gurajpal Sangha reports

BUT HE SAYS HE'S ALSO SURPRISETHAT IS JOURNEY BACK HAS BEENWE'RE 3 TIMES A WEEKWALKING ON TREADMILL WITH A 50POUND HERE THIS CRIMINALFIREFIGHTER, MATTHEW ROSS ISTRYING TO REGAIN WHAT COVID-19THE WAIT.HISTORY.

CONDITIONS JUSTKNOWING WHERE YOU WHERE YOUWERE AND WHERE YOU ARE NOWIT'S BEEN PRETTY HARD ITDIFFICULT PROCESS.

HE SAID ITCLOSER TO THE END THAN THEBEGINNING THE SACRAMENTO FIREFIGHT A CONTRACTED THE VIRUSBACK IN JULY I'VE BEEN SICKBEFORE, BUT I'VE NEVER BEENTHIS SICK.AND THAT NEVER HAD EXTREMEBODY ACHES WHERE THE POINT ICOULDN'T SLEEP THAT IT JUSTFELT LIKE MY BACK AND HIPSWERE JUST BEING KIND OFMANGLED AROUND HE THOUGHT HECOUPLE OF DAYS.HE HAD TROUBLE WALKING ANDEATING WHILE HE DIDN'T GO TOTHE HOSPITAL HE DID LOSE 25PRIOR ILLNESS SAYS.WHERE YOU LOSE ABOUT 10POUNDS OR SO AND A WEEK OR 2,BUT THIS ONE HAS DEFINITELYLINGERED.A LOT LONGERMORE THAN 5 MONTHS LATERRODDY SAYS HE'S TAKING BABYSTEPS IN HIS RECOVERY HEENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO FOLLOWTHE 50 GUIDELINES.AND PLAY IT SAFE, YOU KNOWIF YOU DO GET SICK TAKE TAKETIME TO HEAL.RODDY SAYS LUCKILY HIS WIFE