'In all those moments, I was not, not ever, truly alone'
today, Clarke revealed the extent of lifesaving care and support she received from NHS doctors and nurses at a London hospital after suffering her first brain haemorrhage.star paid particular tribute to 'the nurse who suggested — after everyone else in A&E struggled to find an answer when I was first admitted — that maybe, just maybe I should have a brain scan. She saved my life.'
She also thanked 'the anaesthetist who miraculously kept me giggling', 'the surgeon whose skill, quick thinking and sheer determination saved my life' and 'the countless unthanked nurses who changed my catheter and cleaned up my vomit on the days when I couldn’t even manage water'.
Dawn French has also written a heartfelt letter of thanks, detailing the care and compassion her mother received at the end of her life at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital. 'It is possible to do death right. I know. I saw it with my own eyes. At Derriford Hospital. Eight years ago,' she wrote, detailing the love/hate relationship she has with a place in which her family has experienced so much joy and so much pain.When her mother passed away after receiving palliative care, French writes: 'We stand together next to her for a while. Soft, grateful tears. Mum has taught us that it’s OK to die.
'Quietly, respectfully doing their jobs so well, and helping us all to pass through this difficult, sacred, unforgettable moment the best they could.'
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