Gerry explains that while he did not spend his COVID days in the Intensive Care Unit, it meant he was able to recall and detect the 'sense of fear' from healthcare staff at his bedside when he was at his sickest. I remember when I woke after having my lung transplant looking up at the ceiling thinking to myself, 'am I alive or dead?' It wasn't until June 1 last year that I was able to go home after 80 days in hospital," he explained. For a lung transplant recipient to get COVID might seem like a perfect storm. I was told back then that I only had days left to live before I received a new lung," Gerry explained.

Source: Irish Independent June 09, 2021 06:00 UTC