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LABOURING to breathe, Alan Jackson has just spent his first night in hospital having been brought by ambulance the night before. The 61-year-old is shocked to find himself in the SATA ward and, while other patients are too unwell to be approached, Alan wants his case to stand as a warning to others. He had no symptoms so was surprised to be contacted by Test and Protect and even more surprised when a test came back positive. Tuesday was his tenth day of isolation and he expected to be back to normal. Instead, his condition deteriorated and his worried sister-in-law told him to phone the emergency services.
And please help us by abiding by the rules. It’s really difficult to comprehend that there are still people spreading misinformation about Covid-19 and that there are still people willing to break the rules and take risks because they don’t think the virus will affect them. Every aspect of life has changed over the past 10 months but not everyone has been directly touched by illness. It’s only very recently that I’ve had a close friend and colleagues test positive with Covid-19. So, while everything has changed in one sense, this is still a crisis that, in another sense, feels quite removed from everyday life.
Others on the ward are too unwell to be interviewed but Alan is determined to speak out. He added: It makes you realise that this virus doesn t take any prisoners. No matter how strong you are or what age you are. It will just go for you. If it can find a way in it will go for you. And people have to start taking it seriously. The 30 bedded unit is usually full and, despite the physical and emotional pressures on staff, the ward feels calm and under control. SATA is a sea of blue scrubs and blue masks but here and there are bright pops of colour from knitted mask extenders that members of the public donated during last year s wave of support for the NHS.
How we reported the story behind Brian s book The Seven Painters. in 2013 He stuck to his work in the cleansing department for many years and after that he sort of semi-retired and took to writing books. Brian is the author of Seven Painters Who Changed the Course of Art History and was a stalwart of Sunny Govan Radio station, where he specialised in art and culture programmes. His extensive knowledge reportedly earned him the honorific Sir. Brian never married or had children and spent much of his life caring for his and Jimmy s mother. His funeral will not be held until after a post-mortem is carried out which is expected in mid-February.