Sarah Michelle Gellar details difficult battle with COVID due to asthma struggles

Sarah Michelle Gellar is opening up about her difficult battle with COVID-19 after testing positive and struggling with asthma complications, revealing that she had a tough experience after having “lung issues her entire life.”

“I realize I’ve been really quiet on here. After two and a half years COVID finally got me,” the actress shared on Instagram. “Thankfully I’m vaccinated and boosted.”

She continued, “But to those out there that say ‘it’s just a cold’ ...maybe for some lucky people it is. But for this (relatively) young fit person, who has struggled with asthma and lung issues her entire life, that is not my experience.”

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The Hollywood star says she is now recovering from the virus, as she previously talked about how she and her kids, 12-year-old daughter Charlotte Grace, and 9-year-old son Rocky James, don’t let asthma “stop them from doing anything.”

“Even with therapeutics and all my protocols it’s been tough. I know I’m on the road to recovery, but it’s certainly not been an easy road,” she confessed, adding that she hopes to make a full recovery soon.

“I’ll be back soon (hopefully with super antibodies...even if just for a bit),“ she concluded. “To quote a friend of mine - ‘I will wear a mask in my shower if that means I don’t get this again.’”