What a trooper! 💪
A World War Two hero aged 98 is believed to be the oldest Briton to survive Covid-19 – after recovering less than a week after being diagnosed.
He said: ‘I thought I’d never see him again. I wrote him a lovely letter and within an hour he rang me and said “I think I’ve got the real thing”. But by Friday, the nurses said he’s doing amazing and just had a mild chest infection.’Staff at the Royal Bolton Hospital decided that Mr Bowden was better off isolating in his care home rather than on the ward, which posed a risk of infection.
‘But he is sat up in his chair, he’s comfortable and he is well on the way to recovery. I’m pretty sure he has passed the infectious stage. The consultant even wants to use him as a case study.’Joanne Drayson, Mr Bowden’s daughter, said she believes the anti-viral medication her father was given to treat his water infection helped his recovery from Covid-19.
‘He’s gone back home now and by all accounts he’s doing very well – he’s complaining about having to stay in his bed.’
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