뉴욕 (CNN 사업)Stephen A. 스미스 returned to ESPN'에스 “퍼스트 테이크” Monday after a bout with 코로나 19, which the commentator said nearly killed him.
“저에게는 개인적으로, it hit me differently,” 스미스가 말했다.
Smith explained that he tested positive for the virus late last month and wound up in the hospital over the New Year.
“[의사들] told me, had I not been vaccinated, I wouldn’t be here. That’s how bad I was,” 그는 말했다. “I had pneumonia in both lungs. My liver was bad, and it ravaged me to the point where even now I have to monitor my volume, get to the gym every day … I’m still not 100% with my lungs, but I’m Covid negative … I’m on the road to recovery.”
Smith added that he had a 103 degree fever every night, “woke up with chills and a pool of sweat and was coughing profusely.”
“And it got to a point that right before New Year’s Eve, I was in the hospital into New Year’s Day,” 그는 말했다. “That’s how I brought in the New Year.”
Smith added that “만약 it wasn’t for several doctors … I wouldn’t be here.” He proceeded to thank those doctors as well as ESPN executives including the network’s chairman, Jimmy Pitaro, for checking on him.
“I wanted to take a moment to say to folks out there that (ㅏ) the vaccine, 에 따르면 [의사들], saved me,” 그는 말했다. “지금, everybody’s different because my sister smokes and she had Covid and she was fine in 3 일, 3-4 일. Me? I don’t smoke, and it almost took me out.”
Smith also added that wearing a mask is important.
“I think the one thing to emphasize the importance of, no matter how you feel about the vaccine, that mask is important,” 스미스가 말했다, “because you don’t know how the next person is affected. How I’m affected is different from how you were affected.”
월요일에, Smith also conveyed how happy he is to be back on ESPN.
“I’m ecstatic to be back. I’ve missed being at work. I’ve used more sick days in the last month than I’ve used in my 28-year career in this business,” 그는 말했다. “And I can’t tell you how lucky and sincerely blessed I am to be sitting here with you guys today because two-and-a-half, three weeks ago, I didn’t know if I was gonna make it.”
Smith is one of several TV personalities to catch Covid-19 in the last few weeks. “오늘” 호스트 George Springer는 HR로 야유에 답합니다. 과 Savannah Guthrie 만큼 잘 “Adams 카운티 보안관 사무실은” 주최자 지미 팰런 과 “Late Night” 주최자 세스 마이어스 also said they recently had the virus.
