YouTuber Grace Victory ‘responding to treatment’ after contracting coronavirus and being put in coma
Victory was pregnant with her first child, due in February
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Your support makes all the difference.Grace Victory’s family has shared an update on her condition after she was placed into an induced coma by doctors on Christmas Day.
On 30 December, the family shared a second post on her Instagram page, saying: “Grace is currently stable and responding well to treatment.”
They also thanked fans for their support and well wishes: “We as a family are truly overwhelmed by the amount of Love and well wishes sent to our Grace and we want to thank each and everyone of you for casting a light of hope our way.
“Please still keep Grace in your thoughts and prayers. Let’s get her home.” The message was signed off from “family & bubba”.
The 30-year-old influencer delivered her first child on Christmas Eve, much earlier than her due date of February, due to Covid-19 complications.
After the birth, Victory, who is from High Wycombe, was then admitted to intensive care as a result of breathing difficulties. Her family shared a post on 28 December detailing what had happened.
“As you guys know, Grace gave birth on Christmas Eve to a beautiful baby boy, who is currently doing so well, he’s incredible. We love him so much.
“Grace developed Covid-19 two weeks ago and although her symptoms were mild at first, they worsened as the days went on. Which meant they had to deliver the baby as soon as possible, as she was just too unwell to carry on with the pregnancy.”
The family explained that despite the successful delivery of her son, Victory was then placed into an induced coma to “give her body the rest it needs, in order to recover”.
“We love her so much, and we know she’ll come out of this stronger than ever. She has dedicated her whole career to healing people, we now ask that you pray, to heal her,” it continued.
Victory has over 200,000 YouTube subscribers and 224,000 Instagram followers. She has focused her career on body positivity, mental health and holistic healing.
Victory first announced her pregnancy with her partner Lee, in a photograph on 29 August 2020, with the caption: “THIS IS 30”.
On 30 December, 50, 023 people across England tested positive for coronavirus and there were 981 deaths. The last seven days have seen 283,337 positive tests.
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