A 90-year-old East London man has recovered from Covid-19 - and gives full credit to the nurses who cared for him during his ordeal
Kenneth Murdoch, 90, has won his battle with Covid-19. He said his two weeks in isolation felt like years.A 90-year-old East London man has recovered from Covid-19 — and gives full credit to the nurses who cared for him during his ordeal.
He isolated in one of the wards at Fairlands and tested again on June 23, and on Tuesday he got the news he had been waiting for. He was negative. “One day I felt very, very tired, I felt like sleeping. They took my blood pressure and everything. All I did was sleep. I was so very weak but the nursing care has been excellent,” Murdoch said. “If it was not for the caring nurses I would not be sitting here. They were amazing. Every time I needed something they were there. I am so grateful to be living here.”“I said, 'Please Lord help me, I don’t want to die now.' I kept on praying for my family.
He had not been able to see his father yet as he lives in Johannesburg and has not been able to travel.
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