Shircel shared her story last week on Twitter. She said she did so after seeing some of her followers and friends who still weren't following the necessary measures to stop the spread, like social distancing and staying home as much as possible.
\"I had friends who just got back from Miami. I had friends who were literally in Florida at the time on their spring break,\" she said.
She called it \"frustrating\" to see, especially as she was dealing with her illness and said even if people aren't concerned for themselves, they should take the guidelines seriously for others.
Shircel stressed \"the importance of quarantine and actually being quarantined and not just having your boyfriend over. That's not what it means to be in quarantine. … It's important to not be selfish and be greedy. Just be patient.\"
She hopes her story encourages other young people to take the virus seriously.
\"I definitely thought as a 22-year-old I was invincible,\" she said. \"I think that's the overwhelming opinion.\"
She said she is thankfully feeling better now. It has been more than 72 hours since her last symptom, which she said is the timeframe her doctor gave her before she could really consider herself coronavirus free.
\"I can definitely tell I've been sick for a long time. I'm a little more weak than normal but I have my energy, my appetite,\" Shircel said. \"Honestly, for a while, I forgot what it's like to feel healthy, so it's been really nice.\"
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