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What It Was Like Having The Virus is a Firebug Chats video created by Rebecca Parham.
Synopsis[]
Rebecca gives an update about her health and explains what it was like to be diagnosed with COVID-19.
Plot[]
Most of this video revolved around a single setting, where Rebecca was constantly sitting on a sofa chair next to a fireplace, where she was feeling dizzy and closing and opening her eyes. During that time, she was talking about updates regarding herself and the video. A table with her inhaler and her very own mug was sitting on the side of the chair.
The video begins with Rebecca welcoming her fans in the video and wondering if they're healthy because Rebecca wasn't very healthy in late mid-April. She was diagnosed with COVID-19.
She explains that she had an appointment with a doctor, giving him a list of symptoms that she is experiencing and the doctor diagnosed her with what was believed to be COVID-19.
She also said that she watched Anthony Padilla's video about COVID-19 survivors talking about what they experienced, making Rebecca feel more relieved.
She also told her fans to seek immediate help and call a doctor if they experience any COVID-19 symptoms.
She started listing her symptoms over the entire time she was sick and describing the history of her health with COVID-19 and the actions that she could and couldn't do during that time.
- The first time she experienced any symptom was the tightness in her chest along with a cough, which is the main symptom of COVID-19 that everyone talks about. She mentioned that she didn't have any other symptoms like a runny nose or so.
- She then experienced a sore throat, some aches, and drowsiness. She also had a fever that lasted for a day.
- The tightness and coughing really took her over, made her very fatigued, like not being able to walk from one end of the house to the other without sitting down. She also was very fatigued, but couldn't sleep during the day, but at least she did sleep a lot in the night. She watched movies, TV, and YouTube during the day.
- Two days into the symptoms, her doctor prescribed an inhaler.
- For an entire week, she was constantly experiencing symptoms, like an asthma attack, but mostly during an entire day except in the morning and she experiences these symptoms around 11 am to 1 pm. She even posted online that she was feeling better on the first day of the second week and could continue her work, but it didn't work out like that.
- The next week (the same week she was recording this video), she felt a lot better and energetic enough to continue her work. However, on Wednesday of this week, she experienced a midday cough attack and was trying to get rid of the final cough. Her fans did show support to her that she should focus on her health first, then the video.
She also mentioned that she made a surprise video call with two kids called Aidan and Violet as a way to celebrate their birthdays because they couldn't do so during the lockdown.
She then told her fans to wash their hands, wear their mask, and stay safe.
Outro singing[]
At the end of the video, she sang a song by Ricky Nelson. This song is called "Am I Blue?" and sang the following lyrics:
“ |
Well am I blue |
” |
―Extarct of "Am I Blue?" by Ricky Nelson |
Characters[]
- Rebecca Parham
- COVID-19 Doctor (mentioned)
- Anthony Padilla (mentioned)
- Rachel (pictures)
- Assistant animators (mentioned)
- Fans (mentioned)
Reception[]
This video has been liked a lot by the fans. Some people how Rebecca casually talked in this video. Some people also mentioned that 2020 was a bad year too.
Easter eggs[]
- The big picture above the fireplace might represent Rebecca Parham being the witch of the woods.
Errors[]
- She mentioned COVID-19 by its name three times, even though at the beginning, she mentioned it as the "dreaded you-know-what".
- She told her immunocompromised fans that if they die from COVID-19, she will kill them, even though they would be dead anyway.
Trivia[]
- This is the second update video so far where Rebecca Parham is talking, but her character isn't shown talking. The first is My Sultry Voice Gives You an Update.
- This is the fourth upload from her second channel so far.
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