We have started telling the heading of stories on the theme: “How the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the life of PH patient?”

To your attention a story #3 of Svitlana Sazhyna (diagnosis – PH):

1. How could a possible COVID-19 infection affect your current medical condition?

“As, thanks to God, I did not have Coronavirus I do not know its possible influence on my medical condition. But it’s clear that the influence could have been negative…”

2. How does the current situation (extensive spread of COVID-19) affect your quality of life/everyday life? And why?

“At this moment it does not influence on me”.

3. How do you feel about the call to boycott the security measures (not wearing protective masks, organizing risky gatherings, etc.)? Are you afraid?

“No, I do not, but I fear. Everybody has its own opinion. It is difficult for me to wear face masks, I am breathless then, and my head is spinning, I have fever…I wear a face mask only in public transport and at shops”. 

4. What are you most afraid of in this current situation?

“I am the most afraid of that everything will be closed again and that I will not be able to earn a living and to provide for my child”. 

5. How do you feel when you see someone intentionally or unintentionally ignoring healthcare guidelines and endangering their own and your health and life?

“I have not met such people. All have face masks and try to keep distance”.

 6. Do you have people in your midst who don’t believe in the harmfulness of the virus? How do you feel about that?

“Yes, there are a lot of people who think so. It is their right and an opinion to think so”.

7. Were you at any time, during the COVID-19 pandemic “forced” to attend a family or other social event (wedding, funeral, celebration, party, etc.)? How did you feel about it? Did you attend? Were you feeling any kind of distress after the event?

“No, I did not visit any events”.

8. Do you experience distress/ panic attacks due to the current situation and concern for your own health, your future and your life? How does this look like, what triggers those attacks?

“Yes, I do have panic attacks, but they are connected with the other problems.”

9. How do you feel when you have to explain to people that COVID-19 infection can have serious consequences for your health? How do people react?

“I do not try to persuade anybody in anything as personally I do not know anything about Covid.

There are no people in my midst who were ill…All I know about Covid is some information from the internet and TV”.

10. What would make you feel safer in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic?

“At this moment I feel safe”.