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Celebrity mom Sophie Albert shared her family's experience as they battled COVID-19 in a recent video of a local magazine.

In an exclusive interview with Smart Parenting, she narrated that her family got affected by the highly contagious disease during her two months postpartum.

“Our family driver got COVID from his son that he picked up from the airport. Even when we quarantined our driver when he picked up his son from the airport, we sent him to a quarantine facility for two weeks and he tested negative,” she shared.

After this, Sophie's family allowed the driver to return to their house but then he lost his voice. But since he tested negative, they didn't suspect it to be COVID-19.

However, their house cook had a fever and tested positive for the virus.

“They tested positive and then we had everybody in my mom's household tested and everybody was positive except for one of our house help,” Sophie shared.

According to the celebrity mom, her world turned upside down when her sick father tested positive as well.

“My dad was the only one who really had it seriously. He had long COVID which is COVID that lasts for months. He was hospitalized for I think almost two months and we really thought that he was going to go.

“It wasn't looking good for him. He had to have hemoperfusion and after a few sessions, he got better. And now, he's back home, which is a miracle and we're so happy and so thankful,” she shared.

Sophie's doctors also told her that she should not worry about Avianna as babies don't get affected by COVID-19 at the time.

“True enough, I was asymptomatic kasi. Avianna naman, she only lost her voice, she got paos. She didn't have fever. She didn't have anything. So, I was really closely monitoring and watching her,” she said.

The whole family stayed at one house where they were quarantined together.

“The good thing was, we were able to not just be in our rooms because we all had it anyway. We were able to take care of Avianna pa rin. Do our same routines without seeing other people or anything like that,” Sophie said.

What worried Sophie the most was her parents, who are senior citizens.

“COVID is also a huge mental battle. It's not just a physical battle but it really takes a toll on you mentally,” Sophie said.

The Kapuso star also said that everyone should get vaccinated so that children can live a good life.

Meanwhile, take a look at Sophie Albert and Vin Abrenica's beautiful daughter, Avianna, in this gallery: