Shawn Johnson says she has been tested positive for coronavirus and is dealing with a cough, terrible sore throat and headache ‘… as she is expecting a second child
Shawn Johnson says she was tested positive for coronavirus as she is expecting her second child with Andrew East (who previously tested positive for the virus).
The 29-year-old Olympic gymnast said in an Instagram Stories message on Sunday about her diagnosis: ‘I got my results today and it’s positive for Covid. I’m not going to lie … I’m nervous because I know I’m positive. My body is just exhausted. ‘
Johnson, who shares daughter Drew, one, with East, 29, noted that ‘it was two weeks ago [Respiratory Syncytial Virus] with Drew and now this. ‘
The latest: Shawn Johnson, 29, says she was tested positive for coronavirus as she is expecting her second child with Andrew East (who previously tested positive for the virus).
The gold medalist was born in Iowa, amid her health battle, a series of stressors she lives with.
She wrote: ‘1. I do not want my family to get sick. 2. I have asthma and have had it my whole life, so it scares me a little extra. 3. had a very close membership battle around his life last month with the fight against Covid, so this is a serious topic of concern / hits in our household. ‘
Johnson said she was currently dealing with a ‘cough,’ terrible sore throat and headache ‘, as well as’ fatigue’, which she last attributed to her pregnancy.
‘Not looking for any kind [pity] party, ‘she wrote. ‘Just a reminder to take care of yourself. Drink an extra water tonight and wash your hands 🙂 ‘
Johnson mentions a series of stressors she lives with amid her health battle on IG Stories
The couple revealed earlier this month that they are expecting their second child in a YouTube clip
She signs off by saying, “Yours, too, the quarantine in the corner bedroom.”
She later added: ‘Pray so hard for all the babies tonight (porridge mom here) and everyone who is fighting for their health. Ok … this emotional mess of one is now going to try to sleep. Love you. ‘
The couple revealed earlier this month that they are expecting their second child in a YouTube clip, as Johnson talked about the stress of balancing the pregnancy with her husband’s diagnosis.
“We were scared to start that you had COVID,” she told her husband. “We were not sure if Drew had it, we were not sure if I had it. I then called her pediatrician, I called my OB. … I was like, “What are we doing? Do I have to worry about getting pregnant?” especially early in pregnancy. ‘
The Iowa-born gold medalist showed off her pregnancy test earlier this month
Johnson, who had a miscarriage in October 2017, said she’s afraid of possibly multiplying [her] risks of miscarriage. ‘
East spoke to Us on Saturday about his battle with the ailment.
“I was lucky in the sense that I did not have too many complications,” he said. ‘Unfortunately, we have a close-knit family seriously struggling with the disease, so it has opened our eyes to how serious things can get. After a few days I felt more myself and I no longer show symptoms. ‘
According to Johns Hopkins University, 2222,764 people died worldwide on Sunday amid more than 102,951,331 positive diagnoses worldwide. The death toll for COVID-19 in the US was 441,319 people, with 26,185,357 total positive diagnoses.