Shawn Johnson says he has tested positive for coronavirus and has “a cough, a terrible sore throat and a headache” … as he is expecting a second child
Shawn Johnson says she has tested positive for the coronavirus as she is expecting her second child with her husband Andrew East (who had previously tested positive for the virus).
The 29-year-old Olympic gymnast spoke about her diagnosis in an Instagram Stories post on Sunday and wrote: “Today I have my results and they are positive for Covid. I will not lie … I am nervous knowing that I am positive. My body is just exhausted.
Johnson, who shares his daughter Drew, one, with East, 29, noted that ‘two weeks have passed [Respiratory Syncytial Virus] with Drew and now that.
The latest: Shawn Johnson, 29, says she has tested positive for coronavirus as she is expecting her second child with her husband Andrew East (who had previously tested positive for the virus)
The Iowa-born gold medalist listed a number of stressors she coexists with in the midst of her battle for health.
She wrote: ‘1. I don’t want to make my family sick. 2. I have asthma and have had it all my life, so this scares me a little more. 3. had a very close member for his life last month with the fight against Covid, so it is a serious issue of concern / coming to our house. “
Johnson said she currently has “a cough, a terrible sore throat and a headache,” as well as “fatigue,” which she attributed to her pregnancy.
“I’m not looking for any [pity] party, “he wrote. Just a reminder to take care of yourself. Drink extra water tonight and wash your hands 🙂 ‘
Johnson listed a number of stressors he lives with in the midst of his battle for health in IG Stories
The couple revealed earlier this month that they were expecting their second child in a YouTube clip
She signed and said, “Yours is truly known as the quarantine in the corner bedroom.”
He later added, “Praying so hard for all those babies out there tonight (sweet mom here) and everyone fighting for their health. Okay … this emotional mess of a human will try to sleep now. I love you all.’
The couple revealed earlier this month that they were expecting their second child in a YouTube clip, as Johnson talked about the stress in balancing the pregnancy with his partner’s diagnosis.
“At first, we were scared that you had COVID,” he told his partner. ‘We weren’t sure if Drew had any, nor were we sure if he had any. So I called her pediatrician, I called my OB. … I was like, “What do we do? Do I have to worry about being pregnant?” especially at the beginning of pregnancy ”.
The Iowa-born gold medalist showed off her pregnancy test earlier this month
Johnson, who suffered a miscarriage in October 2017, said she was “scared to potentially increase [her] risks of miscarriage “.
On Saturday in the East we chatted with him about his battle with the disease.
“I was lucky in the sense that I didn’t have too many complications,” he said. ‘Unfortunately, we had a close family that we were seriously fighting for the disease, so it opened our eyes to the seriousness of things. After a few days, I felt more myself and no longer showed symptoms.
As of Sunday, worldwide, 2,227,764 people have died amid more than 102,951,331 positive diagnoses worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the US was 441,319 people, with a total of 26,185,357 positive diagnoses.