SAMEERA REDDY

“I was unaware that the second wave of Covid could affect kids as well. So when my kids tested positive, I broke down,” says actormom influencer Sameera Reddy. She panicked and started speaking to different doctors to understand how to treat her children. “Everyone was groping in the dark, there was so much ambiguity,” says Reddy. Her son had headaches, fever and weakness and her daughter also had similar symptoms. “It is a nightmare for a mother to see her child suffer while she herself falls ill. However, motherhood prepares you to deal with anything,” says Reddy who took up the charge of helping other mothers in similar situation. “I was myself ill but I sat down to conduct Instagram lives with doctors to spread awareness among mothers out there as there were no videos explaining what to do when your child gets the virus,” says Reddy who started getting nervous DMS from parents for help. Reddy and kids have now recovered. “My son is still not back to his form, it will take a while. But I’m trying to help as many mothers as I can,” she says.