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Beauty queen-actress Joyce Ann Burton reveals her fears, struggle with COVID-19

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Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

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style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><div style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHxEgv-noYK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Joyce Burton Titular (@joyceannburton)</a></div></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script>MANILA -- Here’s a cautionary tale about letting our guards down during the pandemic. </p><p>Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1985 and actress/host Joyce Ann Burton revealed Monday her struggle with COVID-19 and how she and her husband, Ron Titular, contracted it during the Christmas holidays. </p><p>Burton was discharged recently after being treated for COVID pneumonia for nine days at a hospital. </p><p>“I have been home for five days since I was discharged from the VRP Medical Center. Even if mine was just a moderate case and my body was fighting well, it was a scary journey. Inaamin ko nagkaroon ako ng takot na baka hindi ko makakayanan ang COVID,&quot; she told ABS-CBN News. </p><p>In her moving testimony of faith, Burton also praised God for His presence in her days of isolation at her hospital room. </p><p>“Every afternoon, I would watch the sunset with God, listen to worship songs and read his word. And that is when my true healing happened,” she told ABS-CBN News. “Doon ko naintindihan &#x27;yung &#x27;Be still and know that He is God.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>Burton took her time to tell her story given the stigma attached to the disease but now she felt ready to share her redemption to the world.</p><p>She recalled in her Facebook post over the weekend that before and after New Year, she and her husband went to the mall almost daily. </p><p>“This is something we did not do during the pandemic, but it was the holidays and we were feeling celebratory. During one of those mall visits, we ate at a cafe for the first time without masks on. This was on Dec. 30 at about 11 a.m.There was hardly anyone in there and we were feeling festive (and hungry) so I thought 20 to 30 minutes should be safe. So, for the first time ever, we took off our masks in a closed public space (low-ceiling pa) to enjoy a meal,&quot; she narrated.</p><p>“Four days later, I came down with fever, body aches, mild headaches and brain fog. I knew it was COVID so we isolated,&quot; the CBN Asia anchor narrated. </p><p>“Et voila! On day 5 of symptoms, I lost my sense of smell. It was soooooooooo eerie! I could not smell my perfume, I could just sense the fumes. Ach! It was both strange and frightening. After a swab test at home, I was informed I was positive for the SARS-Cov2 virus.”</p><p>Burton’s husband tested positive too but his case is asymptomatic. </p><p>“Thankfully too, I never needed oxygen and I was not intubated,” she said. </p><p>Burton also shared the importance of staying safe amid the relaxation of quarantine protocols.</p><p>“I believe we caught the virus kasi naging lax kami ni hubby ko. &#x27;Yung araw-araw na lakwatsa sa mall during the New Year&#x27;s season was risky. Eating in an indoor cafe without our masks was risky. We must follow the protocols. They may not protect us 100% but they will lessen the risk,” she said.</p><p>Burton also appealed for more spiritual support for her total healing.</p><p>“I still need your prayers, my dear friends, I may be out of the woods but I’m still in the shade. I just got my second swab result taken on January 20, 2021 and I am still positive for SARS-COV2,&quot; she said, citing the probability that the positive result may be due to the remnants or debris of the virus. “But, with your prayers, I know God will help me fully shed this virus and keep my household safe!” </p><p>Through her ordeal, Burton cited the need to be spiritually calm amid crisis, and to appreciate the value of life minus its material perks. </p><p>“Fear kasi makes your symptoms feel worse than they really are. It can also worsen your condition,&quot; said Burton who experienced an epiphany during her isolation. </p><p>“I was able to get past the fear when I realized that my desires were for the gifts of God and not the giver of gifts himself. In the hospital, I kept dreaming and praying for healing, my family, my work, travel and wonderful times. Don&#x27;t get me wrong... those things are good things. But what I realized is that I needed God&#x27;s presence in that room. That there is nothing I should desire except to have Him with me. Suddenly, all my earthly desires left me and I just wanted Him.” </p><p>“I realized this time with God in hospital will never happen again. &#x27;Yung kami lang dalawa. &#x27;Yung 100% nakasandal ako sa kanya. I better cherish this time, I told myself, because it&#x27;s extra special,”<br/>she said. </p><p>“I am now home and full of thanks. I am amazed because i journeyed through the valley of fear and yet found faith. God is truly good.”</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o8MmcF3CCUs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1985 and actress/host Joyce Ann Burton revealed Monday her struggle with COVID-19 and how she and her husband, Ron Titular, contracted it during the Christmas holidays. </p>

Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1985 and actress/host Joyce Ann Burton revealed Monday her struggle with COVID-19 and how she and her husband, Ron Titular, contracted it during the Christmas holidays.

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Beauty queen-actress Joyce Ann Burton reveals her fears, struggle with COVID-19

Mario Dumaual,

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Published January 25, 2021 02:45 PM PHT

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Updated January 25, 2021 05:09 PM PHT

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