A mother-of-three who didn't believe in coronavirus has now spent 22 days struggling to breathe while battling the disease in hospital.
Samantha Williamson, 43, said she used to tell people Covid-19 'wasn't real' but now she says she is proof it exists.
She admits she thought she was going to die at the worst point in her battle with the deadly disease that has killed 1,121,365 people worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Samantha warned people to 'wear their mask'.
"I didn’t believe in Covid-19," single mum Samantha told News 9 from her hospital bed in Oklahoma, US.
“I was one of those people that were telling everybody that it wasn’t real, but it is real. I am proof of it.”
She added: "I really thought I was going to die and lose my kids and never be able to see them again but sitting here makes us realise we take everything for granted."
"We don't think of the important things in life like when your kids say 'mum do this with me' and you say 'five minutes' - don't take the five minutes, do it then," she said.
Samantha's first fell ill with pneumonia before she then tested positive for Covid-19.
She said breathing has become difficult and when she's coughing it feels like she has an elephant sitting on her chest.
Some days are worse than others for Samantha, and she continues to make progress in hospital.
Friends and family are looking after her children and a gofundme page has been set up to help them.
To donate to the page, click here.
