Belizean American Shares Story of Battling COVID-19

Cherilyn Godfrey Brown

There is a large group of Belizeans living in the US which has become the epicenter for the novel coronavirus. Belizeans now wishing to return home are not able to do so because the borders here have been closed. Belizean-American Cherilyn Godfrey Brown resides in New York and members of her family, including her husband, promoter ‘Buddy Brown’ caught the deadly disease. Godfrey-Brown shares her experience battling the disease and explains why Belizeans should take the pandemic seriously.

Cherilyn Godfrey Brown, COVID-19 Patient

“It has been a journey. My daughter stated with the virus. She bounced back like in four days. No problems, you know fever, chills but she bounced back. I started after her with chills. I didn’t have any fever. I had chills, weak joints. I was sweating so much at night. In whatever you are sleeping is soaked. Headache. I had the cough. It wasn’t easy. Whatever it was it wasn’t easy. Buddy wasn’t sick yet. I started with it. I fought my way through. I didn’t have any smell, any taste, and appetite. I didn’t eat for eight days. Just don’t take it lightly. Don’t be ignorant to his virus. Please don’t be ignorant to this virus and feel like you can’t get it.”