Last year at this time, she was in the hospital fighting for her life and on a transplant list because of COVID-19. She was hospitalized with pneumonia from COVID-19 in July 2021 and spent seven months in the hospital. Several months after her hospitalization, it was time to see if Krystal's lungs were strong enough to sustain her. MORE: Houston man sells birria tacos to help pay parents' medical billsLuckily, within a few weeks, her memory made a full comeback, but her lungs didn't. She didn't know it at the time, but her beloved grandparents were hospitalized the same week as she was, but they both quickly lost their battle to it.