but is there a sense, because of the long covid, that you will always be blighted by this thing? of course. i haven t been able to go back to work. i was a gas engineer by trade, so a very physicaljob. with my condition at the moment, i don t think i ll be going back to work, that type of physical work any time soon. i remember my wife telling me they called her, and they told her and mum to come and say their goodbyes to me, and i can t imagine how difficult it must have been for them, you know, but, you know, it s all thanks to god i ve made it through. the pandemic has forced much self examination. what are our thresholds for lockdowns and mandates and covid rules? we all looked within, appraising our own capacity to cope, and the nhs has had do the same. scanning forensically and examining its practises and procedures and one of the biggest questions
what did you think? it was unbelievable. i had to watch it back a few times, just for it to register in my head, no, that s you, that is you asleep, that is you, limp, laying there , so it was, it was shocking, and it did take a while for it, for it to register in my head, do you know what, this is what you have been through. the rest of society is moving on. we ve to live with this thing now, no suggestion that there s going to be another lockdown, potentially. but is there a sense, because of the long covid, that you will always be blighted by this thing? of course. i haven t been able to go back to work. i was a gas engineer by trade, so a very physicaljob. with my condition at the moment, i don t think i ll be going back to work, that type of physical work any time soon. i remember my wife telling me they called her, and they told her and mum to come and say their goodbyes to me, and i can t imagine how difficult it must have been for them, you know, but, you know, it s all
we didn t think we d ever see him again. what did you think when you saw the video of you intubated, asleep at the royal london? what was that like when you saw it, what did you think? it was unbelievable. i had to watch it back a few times, just for it to register in my head, no, that s you, that is you asleep, that is you, limp, laying there , so it was, it was shocking, and it did take a while for it to register in my head, do you know what, this is what you have been through. the rest of society is moving on. we ve got to live with this thing now, no suggestion that there s going to be another lockdown, potentially. but is there a sense, because of the long covid, that you will always be blighted by this thing? of course. i haven t been able to go back to work. i was a gas engineer by trade, so a very physicaljob. with my condition at the moment, i don t think i ll be going back to work, that type of physical work, any time soon. i remember my wife telling me they called her,
thing now, no suggestion that there s going to be another lockdown, potentially. but is there a sense, because of the long covid, that you will always be blighted by this thing? of course. i haven t been able to go back to work. i was a gas engineer by trade, so a very physicaljob. with my condition at the moment, i don t think i ll be going back to work, that type of physical work, any time soon. i remember my wife telling me they called her, and they told her and mum to come and say their goodbyes to me, and i can t imagine how difficult it must have been for them, you know, but, you know, it s all thanks to god i ve made it through. so make no mistake, the worst of the covid pandemic may be over, with fewer patients needing the more intensive care. it won t be painful. but the pressure is still on the nhs, in so many other ways. today, 48 hours after we first met gonan, he is having his artificial airway removed. covid didn t beat him can the nhs say the same?