Wanda Combs News Today

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You sit here and you feel like youre going to die. >> reporter: in the hospital 19 days now, he is not sure how he picked up the virus. he toughed it out at home for eight days before being admitted. how serious is covid? >> it is bad to the bone. i recommend everybody wash their hands, do what they got to do, stay home, stay social distanced because it is bad. trust me, it is bad. >> reporter: until you had it, did you think it was bad? >> no, i didnt pay no attention. but i do now. get your sh...

Was? >> i didnt pay it no attention to be honest, but i do now. and get your shots. >> reporter: wanda combs manages the nursing staff in the covid icu at appalachian regional health cares largest facility. a nurse for 30 years, the job never tougher. >> its been very, very hard, and i get emotional because it is our community. icu nurses work very hard. they work very hard every day. but you can usually see a difference, so you work hard and you see a difference, and thats okay. you dont care t...