From Claire Apsey, Sandown: On behalf of my son, Simon, and myself, I am writing to say thank you for the support and kind words that has been given to us after the tragic deaths due to Covid-19 of my dad Raymond Scovell on 19th January 19, and my mum, Rosemary Scovell, on February 3. We cannot express the heartbreak that we are dealing with. They went into hospital with non-related conditions, but on admission it was discovered that they both had Covid. The fear and anxiety we have had to deal with once we were told this, was only helped by the knowledge that they were being cared for by some amazing people.
Ray Scovell, 76, from Sandown, Isle of Wight, admitted to hospital on January 8
He passed away slightly over a week before his wife Rosemary, 73, suffered a fall
She tested positive for coronavirus and died at St Mary s Hospital five days later
Now Claire Apsey has told of her guilt over not being able to give proper funeral