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    Worst and best week of my life


    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BTmGlJndLQ


    The video sound quality is not that good, i will explain more below. Since the making of this video Nathans condition has improved amazingly and i have since tested positive for covid

    Nathan was admitted to hospital on Sunday the 06/12/2020 with breathing difficulties, at that time only one parent could stay with him due to Covid.Nathan was tested for Covid and it came back positive. He was then moved to a specialist ward call Bryn North that only specilaises with Covid

    Got a call from Nathans mum on the 07/12/2020 at 11.30pm to say or Nathan was having major problems with breathing and that i was allowed to attend the ward he was staying. Nathan could not keep his stats above 85 and it should be 98/99

    08/12/2020 was the worst day of my life, Nathan's stats went below 80 into the 70's and thats when the doctor asked to see us in the sisters office. There was a doctor and the ward sister who basically told us that Nathan was critically i'll and that he could deteriote at any moment. They said he could get better, but they was preparing us for the worst. At that moment i have never felt as lost in my life, so many emotions and why why why.

    We decided due to Nathans condition we would facetime with our families so they could say their final goodbyes. I needed to get some fresh air so i went outside to try and gather my thoughts after about 15 mins i went back into the hospital and decided to take a detour to the hospital chapel. I am not a religious person but i said a prayer and said if there is a god then please do something.

    Me and Nathans mum stayed with him that night expecting to loose him, a consultant came to see us to say they could try this experimental drug but there are no guarantees, we said yes straight away.

    They administered the first dose within 20 mins and Nathans stats went up slightly to about 87/88 but this was not enough ,the cpap machine at the moment was basically keeping him alive. They then administered the second dose of this experimental drug and within about 2 hours, our Nathans stats for the first time went above 90.We was over the moon and we new we was not out of the wood yet but this gave us some hope.

    We could also see the fight in our Nathan and this also helped. Fast forwarding to the 18/12/2020 our Nathans condition is now normal and he's going home with oxygen today.

    From needing 30 % oxygen which is the max you can have on cpap machine to reducing it to 25% then 15% and now its on 4% which is enough to go home on. I really cant tell you where the last week went as i m not sure myself, its like i have been in some sort of twilight zone.

    If i could give all those doctors and nurses all the money in the world then it would not be enough, what they do is truly amazing .


    This was Nathan actually on the mend and the first time sat up in bed.


    The nurses made Nathan his very own elf.


    Still on the mend


    Nathan now only on 4% oxygen and having a walk around the ward.


    To all those doubters out there i can assure you that this Covid is as real as it gets and i hope none of you ever have to experience what i had to go through. I have since tested positive for covid 19 and have got a few symptoms like dry cough, loss of smell and pain in the back. I have to isolate until the 23/12/2020 but enough about me, i have recived the best Christmas present i could have ever wished for and thats our Nathan coming home. Wow what a journey.

    Remember take care of each other.

    Love

    Malc.
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    Oh my goodness, Malc. What an ordeal. Take care of yourself, and get well. Blessings to you and your wonderful family.

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    This is what we're talking about Malc...the REALITY of the whole thing. There are always different sides to everything (I know), and the non-believers cannot fathom what the others are going through. That, in-and-of-itself is fine with me...but it's cruel when there's ridicule involved. I'm sooo happy that Nathan and you are on the mend!

    Thank you for sharing...

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    thank God for you and your family, Malc ... my half-sister in California, who I found a couple years ago is recovering now. I've had other people in my extended family who were not cautious that were infected and recovered. I've got people that I know who had relatives die. Actually, my sister-in-law (wife of a stepbrother) that died earlier this year from sudden cardiac arrest (with no history). So yes, it is very real and at its worst right now.

    God is taking care of you, man.
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    Wonderful that your prayers were answered, Nathan has a lovely strong family to care for him.

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    Thanks for all your kind words, he's home now and so happy

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    Fantastic. I'm so happy for you Malc. He surely looks happy.

    I hope you don't get very ill yourself. Please keep us apprised. Many blessings to you and your family.


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