The couple live with their family at Carrigtwohill in East Cork.Netanya returned to work on their arrival home; Dave's work was closed temporarily once the coronavirus restrictions were imposed.Dave and Netanya discussed his symptoms with their GP. He had a temperature and shortness of breath and he was feeling miserable.
Within 30 hours of developing severe symptoms, Dave was on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Cork University Hospital. Up to the point of developing symptoms, he had been fit and healthy, had no underlying condition and regularly went to the gym. Netanya said that, at that stage, everyone was on a steep learning curve; it was difficult to take everything in. She described it as a scary, intense emotional rollercoaster. "They rang me 20 minutes before they were going to put him under to explain that he wasn't able to sustain breathing, even with the support they were giving him," she explained. "They were really concerned.
"They didn't want to be negative, but they didn't want to give me false hope. The doctor described it as he was fighting for his life and it's who is going to win in the end. It's crazy to think that this is something so small that we can't even see, but how deadly it is." After nine days on life support, Dave began to rally, transferring first from intensive care to high dependency, before being released from hospital last week. His recovery will continue at home for several weeks to come.
"Everyone put their lives at risk, every single day," Dave says of his medical team and staff at Cork University Hospital.
Great news excellent medical card. 😀
Brilliant news look after yourself and your family 🤙🤙🤙
Average age of hospitalization is 48. Not only old people that can get I'll with it.
Great to read about this good outcome and great care from drcsadlier and all CUH_Cork
Gosh, he looks like a double fit man. Best to take some blood and try analyse how?
To God be glory and thanks to all who were there to do all they can for his recovery
Thank god
Great news 👍
Care2much18 Care2much18 is there any official number of recovered yet?
That’s scary stuff especially as Dave seemed to be a fit man, stay home people
Fab article. CUH are amazing.
Dave is a very strong man.
Thank the Lord a bit of good news long may it continue. 🙏
New York in March?
Why go to New York in the first place. Bit silly and naive?
Delighted he recovered. Can RTE start a policy acknowledging the individuals who have succumbed?.. they’re people. Not figures. The downplaying of suffering is a little insufferable. I know you guys take your orders from the top... but some journalistic responsibility please.
Great news.
Why are those who have passed away only being listed as numbers by RTE and our government? Pretty bloody cold. Play it down, figures, not people.. figures. Not people. Clusters. Not people. Shine a light.
Always good to see a good turnaround with this awful virus. I wish him the best in his continued recovery.
Great! and thanks to all the Corona fighters who saved your life. Thanks to you as well for not giving up and keep fighting... you are a fighter too so thanks a million for boosting evryb moral in this difficult time
Good man. The experience will change his life. This will probably change all of our lives.
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