Pink Speaks Out On Three Year Old Son’s ’Rollercoaster’ Coronavirus Diagnosis
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Pink has spoken out on her own coronavirus symptoms, as well as those her three year old son is experiencing.
Both the 'So What' singer, 40, and her little boy, Jameson, started to show symptoms of the virus a few weeks ago, and have been recovering ever since.
Speaking on Instagram Live on Sunday night alongside author and friend, Jen Pastiloff, Pink documented the "rollercoaster" experience of taking care of her son as he battled COVID-19.
Revealing he had been "really, really sick,"she added that, thankfully, he has now "had the worst of it".
She candidly added: "There were many nights when I've cried and I've never prayed more in my life.
"It's funny, but at one point, I thought they promised us our kids would be okay. It's not guaranteed. There is no one that is safe from this."
Luckily, Pink's husband Carey Hart and their eight year old daughter Willow have both been asymptomatic despite her and Jameson falling ill.
She added: "I've kept a journal of his symptoms for the past three weeks and mine as well. He still, three weeks later, has a 100 temperature.
"It's been a rollercoaster for both of us, but Carey and Willow have been perfectly fine."
Revealing that she and Jameson were on the mend, but not back to full health, she added: "We're better than we were... last week I was on Nebulizers.
"I've had asthma really bad, had it for my whole life. It got really, really scary, I'm not gonna lie. In the beginning, all we were hearing was 'If you're young, this is 65 and older, all of the kids are fine.
"Yes I have asthma, but Jameson, he's three.... I'm hoping we are out of the woods but this thing is a rollercoaster. Just when you think you are better, something else happens."
The singer noted how fortunate she was to be tested when she started showing symptoms, and called on the US government to help others in a similar position.
She wrote on Instagram: "Just a few days ago we were re-tested and are now thankful negative.
"It is an absolute travesty and failure of our government to not make testing more widely accessible."
She urged: "This illness is serious and real. People need to know that the illness affect the young and old, healthy and unhealthy, rich and poor.
"And we must make testing free and more widely accessible to protect our children, our families, our friends and our communities."
The singer then donated two huge sums of money to help the fight against coronavirus - the first of which was to the hospital her mother Judy had worked at for 18 years.
"In an effort to support the healthcare professionals who are battling on the frontline everyday, I am donating $500,000 to the Temple University Hospital Emergency Fund in Philadelphia in honor of my mother," she wrote.
"Additionally, I am donating $500,000 to the City of Los Angeles Mayor's Emergency COVID-19 Crisis fund."
Signing off her post, she wrote: "THANK YOU to all of our healthcare professionals and everyone in the world who are working so hard to protect our loved ones. You are our heroes! These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home. Please. Stay. Home."
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