Such was the force of Carol Brothers’ cardiac arrest, her heart stopped beating for more than 45 minutes, and she was in a coma by the time she had been airlifted to hospital.
There, at Bath’s Royal United, she was kept for three days on life support, before consultants told her loved ones to prepare for the worst.
‘We were called in to a family room to say she was basically brain dead and there was nothing they could do,’ recalls her daughter Maxine, 51. ‘She was put on a pathway to die.’
The stricken family Carol’s husband David, her sister and sons Tony, 53, and Paul, 50 agreed Carol should be taken off her support and said their goodbyes. ‘They said it would be the kindest thing to do,’ says Maxine.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
COVID-19 Urgent Mitigation 15 Years of (RED)
Partnering with the Global Fund since 2006, (RED) harnesses the power of people and the world’s most iconic brands to fight AIDS. Profits from the sale of (RED)-branded products and experiences have generated more than $650 million for Global Fund grants to date, benefiting more than 180 million people in Africa. On (RED) s 15th anniversary, join us in celebrating some of the moments that have marked the movement.
Launch at Davos
26 January 2006
Bono and Bobby Shriver founded (RED) with one goal in mind: let s end AIDS. Leveraging their star power and activist instincts, they chose the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to launch this innovative organization that has gone on to engage some of the world s most iconic brands in the fight. The Global Fund identified Rwanda and Swaziland to become the first countries to receive (RED)-backe